Davis R R, Sieber W K
Bioacoustics and Occupational Vibration Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1998 Oct;59(10):715-22. doi: 10.1080/15428119891010893.
This study investigated the trends in hearing protector use in United States manufacturing industries. Using data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-sponsored National Occupational Hazard Survey (1972), the National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration-sponsored National Survey of Personal Protective Equipment Usage (1989), estimates were made of numbers of workers using hearing protection in various industries. Unique to this study is discussion of the impact of enactment of hearing conservation regulations during the same time frame as the two earlier surveys. In general, higher percentages of workers utilized hearing protection in 1989 than in 1972. Increased hearing protection use over time was also found when size of facility (number of employees) was taken into account. Differences in the use of hearing protection over the period 1972-1989 varied in individual industries, ranging from less than 10 to more than 30%.
本研究调查了美国制造业中听力保护器的使用趋势。利用美国国家职业安全与健康研究所赞助的国家职业危害调查(1972年)、国家职业接触调查(1983年)以及美国职业安全与健康管理局赞助的个人防护设备使用情况全国调查(1989年)的数据,对各行业使用听力保护设备的工人数量进行了估算。本研究的独特之处在于讨论了在与前两次调查相同的时间框架内听力保护法规颁布的影响。总体而言,1989年使用听力保护设备的工人比例高于1972年。在考虑工厂规模(员工数量)时,还发现随着时间的推移,听力保护设备的使用有所增加。1972年至1989年期间,各行业听力保护设备的使用差异各不相同,从不到10%到超过30%不等。