使用职业安全与健康管理局的综合管理信息系统对职业噪声暴露进行监测。
Surveillance of occupational noise exposures using OSHA's Integrated Management Information System.
作者信息
Middendorf Paul J
机构信息
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA.
出版信息
Am J Ind Med. 2004 Nov;46(5):492-504. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20092.
BACKGROUND
Exposure to noise has long been known to cause hearing loss, and is an ubiquitous problem in workplaces. Occupational noise exposures for industries stored in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) can be used to identify temporal and industrial trends of noise exposure to anticipate changes in rates of hearing loss.
METHODS
The noise records in OSHA's IMIS database for 1979-1999 were extracted by major industry division and measurement criteria. The noise exposures were summarized by year, industry, and employment size.
RESULTS
The majority of records are from Manufacturing and Services. Exposures in Manufacturing and Services have decreased during the period, except that PEL exposures measured by federal enforcement increased from 1995 to 1999.
CONCLUSIONS
Noise exposures in manufacturing have been reduced since the late 1970s, except those documented by federal enforcement. Noise exposure data outside manufacturing is not well represented in IMIS.
背景
长期以来，人们都知道接触噪音会导致听力损失，这是工作场所普遍存在的问题。存储在职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）综合管理信息系统（IMIS）中的各行业职业噪音暴露数据，可用于识别噪音暴露的时间和行业趋势，以预测听力损失发生率的变化。
方法
根据主要行业部门和测量标准，提取了OSHA的IMIS数据库中1979 - 1999年的噪音记录。按年份、行业和就业规模对噪音暴露情况进行了汇总。
结果
大部分记录来自制造业和服务业。在此期间，制造业和服务业的暴露情况有所下降，但联邦执法部门测量的职业接触限值（PEL）暴露在1995年至1999年有所增加。
结论
自20世纪70年代末以来，制造业中的噪音暴露情况有所减少，但联邦执法记录的情况除外。IMIS中制造业以外的噪音暴露数据代表性不足。
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