Group 2 Flashcards
A science that deals with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of workplace conditions that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or among the citizens of the community.
Industrial Hygiene
Noise Levels in Textile: Weaving
102-104 dBa
Unwanted sound
Noise
Noise Levels in Automotive: Stamping
95-97 dBa
“If two people with no hearing impairment have to raise their voices or shout to be heard in a distance of less than arms length from each other, the sound level is
potentially hazardous.”
Arm’s Length Rule
Unit of measurement of sound
Decibels
Noise Levels in Iron and Steel: Rolling Mills
94-99 dBa
Noise Levels in Wire and Cable: Stranding
100-102 dBa
Noise Levels in Automotive: Grinding
94-96 dBa
Noise Levels in Cement: Mill Area
100-102 dBa
It is the measure of stream of light falling on a surface
Illumination
Below or greater than normal atmospheric pressure
Pressure Extremes
Source of light such as incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps and mercury lamps
Artificial Light
Source of light such as daylight
Natural Light
It is a physical factor that acts on man by transmission of mechanical energy from sources of oscillation.
Vibration