Noise Exposure of Workers on a Land Oil Rig Floor
| Author | Leila Ibrahimi GavamAbadi | en |
| Author | Behzad Foualdi Dehaghi | en |
| Author | Siamak Kavoosi | en |
| Orcid | Behzad Foualdi Dehaghi [0000-0003-3678-2713] | en |
| Issued Date | 2015-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Noise exposure is one of the most important problems in workplaces and general environments. Noise exposures can have both auditory and non-auditory health effects. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the noise exposure levels in oil drilling rig floor and camp facilities in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Environmental and personal noise exposure measurements were carried out by the method established by ISO-9612 with a sound level meter and noise level dosimeter. Results: All the measurements were performed in two parts of an oil drilling rig: the operation area and the camp area. The noise levels in 100 points in the rig area were between 54 - 110 dB. The noise levels were also measured in 38 points in the camp area and ranged between 52 - 100 dB. Conclusions: Our results showed that only 17% of the measured points in the oil drilling rig floor were in safe area; 39% were in caution area and 44% were in danger area. In the camp facilities area, 51% of the points were in safe area, 38% were in caution area and 11% in danger area. The main sources of noise exposure in the rig floor area were power generators. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/jjhr-28538 | en |
| Keyword | Occupational Noise | en |
| Keyword | Petroleum | en |
| Keyword | Industrial Health | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Noise Exposure of Workers on a Land Oil Rig Floor | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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