Open AccessAssessment of Noise Exposure and Noise Annoyance in a Steel Factory
Author(s) -
Leila Ibrahimi Ghavam Abadi,
Behzad Fouladi Dehaghi,
Abbas Mohammadi,
Ghasem Mardi,
Afshine Rahmati
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
majallah-i ̒ulūm-i bihdāshtī-i jundī/shāpūr/majallah-i ̒ulūm-i bihdāshtī-i jundī/shāpūr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2252-0627
pISSN - 2252-021X
DOI - 10.5812/jjhs-38430
Subject(s) - annoyance , noise (video) , factory (object oriented programming) , noise pollution , environmental health , office workers , collar , industrial noise , blue collar , complaint , noise level , feeling , medicine , audiology , psychology , engineering , acoustics , operations management , social psychology , computer science , demographic economics , noise reduction , structural engineering , artificial intelligence , law , image (mathematics) , hearing loss , political science , programming language , physics , economics , loudness
BackgroundNoise pollution is one of the most important risk factors in industrial settings. This study aimed to assess noise exposure and noise-induced annoyance among workers of a steel factory.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 70 healthy male participants (33 office employees and 37 production line workers) in a steel plant.ResultsThe results showed that 24.24% of employees in office areas and 54% of blue-collar workers had high noise annoyance. Also, noise levels in two parts of steel factory and percentage of responds by participants that felt highly annoyed showed a significant relationship (P < 0.05). Feeling of discomfort was a major complaint that was stated by office employees (%59) and blue-collar workers (%38).ConclusionsThe findings of this investigation have clearly revealed that employees in both parts of steel factory are annoyed by noise. A higher noise level resulted in higher noise annoyance in the exposed workers. The need for implementing noise conservation program was established