Dose - response relationship between noise exposure and the risk of occupational injury

Many workers worldwide experience fatality and disability caused by occupational injuries. This study examined the relationship between noise exposure and occupational injuries at factories in Korea. A total of 1790 factories located in northern Gyeonggi Province, Korea was evaluated. The time-weigh...

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Published in:Noise & health 2015-01, Vol.17 (74), p.43-47
Main Authors: Yoon, Jin-Ha, Hong, Jeong-Suk, Roh, Jaehoon, Kim, Chi-Nyon, Won, Jong-Uk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics research
Behavior
Confidence intervals
Dust
Factories
Human error
Humans
Injuries
Injury
Manufacturing
Noise (Sound)
Noise - adverse effects
noise exposure
Noise levels
Noise reduction
Occupational exposure
Occupational health
Occupational Injuries - etiology
occupational injury
Occupational safety
Odds Ratio
Original
Regression Analysis
Republic of Korea
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk factors
Risk reduction
Safety management
Shift work
Sports related injuries
Studies
Traffic accidents & safety
Work related injuries
Workers compensation
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Summary:Many workers worldwide experience fatality and disability caused by occupational injuries. This study examined the relationship between noise exposure and occupational injuries at factories in Korea. A total of 1790 factories located in northern Gyeonggi Province, Korea was evaluated. The time-weighted average levels of dust and noise exposure were taken from Workplace Exposure Assessment data. Apart occupational injuries, sports events, traffic accidents, and other accidents occurring outside workplaces were excluded. The incidences of occupational injury in each factory were calculated by data from the Korea Workers′ Compensation and Welfare Services. Workplaces were classified according to the incidence of any occupational injuries (incident or nonincident workplaces, respectively). Workplace dust exposure was classified as
ISSN:1463-1741
1998-4030
DOI:10.4103/1463-1741.149578