Open AccessEvaluation of noise levels in areas and departments of the upper Technological Institute of Guasave
Author(s) -
Grace Erandy Báez-Hernández,
Viridiana Humarán-Sarmiento,
Claudia Rivera-Rubio,
Brenda Guadalupe Delgado-Jiménez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal-health education and welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2524-2075
DOI - 10.35429/jhew.2019.4.3.1.5
Subject(s) - noise (video) , medical education , personal protective equipment , institution , occupational hygiene , noise exposure , noise level , sound level meter , hygiene , operations management , engineering , occupational safety and health , medicine , computer science , telecommunications , audiology , political science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , hearing loss , disease , sound pressure , covid-19 , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The present experimentation is the evaluation of noise levels in laboratories, classrooms and departments of a Higher Education Institution. Its objective is to identify and evaluate the working conditions to which workers and students are exposed when performing tasks. The study was conducted based on the official Mexican Standard NOM 011-STPS-2001 "Conditions of safety and hygiene in workplaces where noise is generated". Using a TES 1353S sound level meter for 4 weeks, evaluating 16 zones, in 2 periods. As a result, it was obtained that 6 of the 16 zones evaluated exceed the maximum permissible exposure limits. And recording discomfort and lack of concentration in the activities to be carried out on workers and students. As a recommendation, the implementation of periodic medical examinations and personal protective equipment for the personnel, in addition to the evaluation of noise levels in the preventive maintenance of the institution.to make the activities more comprehensive.