Review article
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.59.2.2
Noise levels in water bottling process
Snježana Kirin
; Veleučilište U Karlovcu, Odjel sigurnosti i zaštite, Karlovac, Hrvatska
Abstract
Noise has multiple harmful effects on people, with direct or indirect damages to human health, causing fatigue and lowered work capacity, and interfering with verbal communication, rest and sleep. Norms and regulations define acceptable levels of noise for each specific environment providing criteria for hearing protection, all with the objective to reduce load and fatigue and increase productivity.
Explored in the paper is the level of noise present in the automatic computerised water bottling plant at three different work places. Analysed measurement results reveal that the equivalent level of noise is different at different work places, with 82.1 dB (A) at the first place and 83.1 dB (A) at the second, thus requiring the use of personal protection. At the third work place the equivalent noise level is 78.3 dB (A) which is within the limits of permitted noise for this type of production activity.
Keywords
noise level; harmful effects of noise on workers; production process
Hrčak ID:
184929
URI
Publication date:
20.7.2017.
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