Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-355 Porto, Portugal.
Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, 75124 Samarinda, Indonesia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 9;21(7):894. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070894.
Environmental and occupational noise has the potential to result in health risks. The presence of high noise levels aboard ships can cause substantial hazards that affect the well-being of those employed in the maritime industry. The study and implementation of occupational noise reduction aboard ships are of the highest priority for ensuring the well-being of marine workers, compliance with regulatory standards, protection of the environment, and improvement of overall operational efficiency and safety within the maritime sector. A scoping study was conducted to collect and summarize the existing scientific literature about approaches to preventing occupational noise in vessel operations. We searched electronic databases for papers published up to June 2024. Initially, 94 articles were identified for screening, and the present research produced 16 studies, which were finally analyzed. Resultantly, noise control may begin with elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, and hearing protection (ear plugs or muffs). Noise control innovation would be started with engineering techniques. Hearing protection devices (HPDs) could be used to reduce noise and as an instrument of communication between sailors. More research needs to be carried out in order to find the best ways for maritime vessels to reduce noise at work and to see how well they work in lowering the risks that come with noise for workers on board.
环境和职业噪声有可能带来健康风险。船舶上存在的高噪声水平会造成重大危害，影响到从事航海业人员的健康。研究和实施船舶职业噪声降低是确保船员福祉、遵守法规标准、保护环境以及提高航海部门整体运营效率和安全性的重中之重。开展了一项范围界定研究，以收集和总结有关船舶作业中预防职业噪声的现有科学文献。我们检索了截至 2024 年 6 月发表的论文电子数据库。最初，确定了 94 篇文章进行筛选，本研究最终分析了 16 项研究。因此，噪声控制可以从消除、替代、工程、行政和听力保护（耳塞或耳罩）开始。噪声控制创新将从工程技术开始。听力保护装置 (HPD) 可用于降低噪声，并作为水手之间的通信工具。需要开展更多的研究，以找到船舶降低工作噪声的最佳方法，并了解它们在降低船上工人噪声带来的风险方面的效果如何。
