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Evaluation of the increased accident risk from workplace noise
Esko Toppila1, Ilmari Pyykkö, Rauno Pääkkönen
1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland. Esko.Toppila@ttl.fi
Abstract:
Directive 2003/10/EC sets the requirement for evaluating the effect of noise on accident risk. Accident risk is elevated for workers with a hearing handicap because of their reduced speech intelligibility and reduced capability to perceive the direction of incoming sound. An audiogram is not a good method for the evaluation of these functions. To reduce accident risk, organisational and personal solutions are needed. For both methods, efficiency must be evaluated through proper risk assessment. Because practical guidelines are not available, this paper presents principles for accident risk evaluation techniques.
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