Final Project, Part 2
Lea U. Carter
APS-400: Occupational Health & Safety
April03, 2022
Annotated Bibliography on Noise Hazards in Workplaces
Noise is described as excess sound emanating from either an artificial or naturalsource. Workplaces often are faced with noise pollution due to the machinery involved. Here are some of the literature materials written about noise in workplaces.
https://www.osha.gov/noise (United States Department of Labor)
The article focuses on the various causes of noise in different working environments.Data from The Center for Disease Control provides that about twenty-two million workers annuallyare exposed to noise that can affect their hearing. The article states some ways that anindividual can use to know that they work in a noisy environment, like ringing in their earsafter leaving work. OSHA has set a standard for the amount of noise that requires regulation.The article also provides the adverse effects of noise exposure, like hearing deficiencies andsome mitigating measures. The article is based on the work environment, which is good sincethe research is based onworkplaces. It is reliable for it provides data from reliable sourcesand will be particularly useful in my study. Its main goal is to provide an overview of noise inworkplaces.
Witt, B. (2006). Going beyond OSHA compliance to prevent HEARING LOSS in theworkplace. ISHN 40(9), 56.
Witt asserts that despite the numerous steps taken to reduce noise inworkplaces, the injuries from noise in workplaces remain high. The article’s main argument isto incorporate measures not factored in the OSHA regulations. It goes further and lists someof the actions that can be taken to prevent noise. It is very reliable since it provides practicalways that can reduce noise. It is skewed towards the prevention measures that need to betaken, and its primary goal is to minimize the injuries resulting from workplace noise. Thearticle is helpful in my research for it will help cover the prevention measures to takeagainst noise in workplaces.
Bramhall, N. F., Reavis, K. M., Feeney, M. P., & Kampel, S. D. (2022). The Impacts ofNoise Exposure on the Middle Ear Muscle Reflex in a Veteran Population. AmericanJournal of Audiology, 1-17.
Bramhall et al. 2022, pp.1-17, conducted a study to ascertain the impact of Middle EarMuscle Reflex (MEMR) on veterans who have been exposed to high noise levels. The studyfound a decline in the mean MEMR for veterans who had reported exposure to high noiselevels compared to those who did not have veteran controls. The source is reliable for itprovides another job that can be used in my research. Veterans are the individuals who haveserved in the military in the past, and the study intended to establish how noise exposure hadaffected their hearing. It has a bias on the veterans and will be of great importance since the military are an essential workforce, and their working environment,especially in the battlefield, is primarily noisy.
Henry, J. A., Griest, S., Reavis, K. M., Grush, L., Theodoroff, S. M., Young, S., … &Carlson, K. F. (2021). Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology (NOISE)study: Design, methods, and baseline results. Ear and Hearing, 42(4), 870-885.
Henry et al .2021 pp.870-885, write to address the problem that military men andwomen face once they are done selflessly defending the nation. More than one millionmilitary veterans in 2019 were reported to have hearing problems, as reported in the article,and scholars conducted the research purposely to devise and recommend ways on how thematter could be arrested. It is a reliable article for it provides a glimpse of the sufferingand sacrifice provided byservicememberswhich causes many of them to lose their sense of hearing. Its biasis on the military workforce, and its goal is to provide ways of reducing the number ofvictims. It is essential and relevant in my study because it focuses more on hearing loss andtinnitus.
Asfahl, C. R., & Rieske, D. W. Industrial Safety and Health Management.
In their book, Asfahl& Rieske pp. 1-577 provide an elaborate plan of how differentmeasures need to be implemented to realize the safety of the workers. My interest is primarily inhearing protection. The book stipulates how employees can be prevented from theconsequences of noisy environments, and the compensation one should get in case they fallvictim to noise pollution. The book is reliable since it provides a comprehensive approach tonoise pollution andobjectively looks at every aspect procedurally. Its goal is to provide aspace for the safety of workers to be adequately cared for, and it will be of great use in mystudy since it allows for a comprehensive approach to safety.
References
Asfahl, C. R., & Rieske, D. W. (2010). Industrial Safety and Health Management (6th ed.). Pearson.
Bramhall, N. F., Reavis, K. M., Feeney, M. P., & Kampel, S. D. (2022). The Impacts of
Noise Exposure on the Middle Ear Muscle Reflex in a Veteran Population. American
Journal of Audiology, 1-17.
Henry, J. A., Griest, S., Reavis, K. M., Grush, L., Theodoroff, S. M., Young, S., &Carlson, K. F. (2021). Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology (NOISE)study: Design, methods, and baseline results. Ear and Hearing, 42(4), 870-885.
United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Occupational Noise Exposure. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://www.osha.gov/noise
Witt, B. (2006). Going beyond OSHA compliance to prevent HEARING LOSS in the
workplace. ISHN 40(9), 56.