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Awareness training and hearing protection devices: Current practices in the South African mining industry

Author: Edwards, A Date: Sep 2012 This presentation outlines the importance of awareness training of managers at all levels and miners regarding the importance of hearing protection devices and adequate knowledge, motivation and training to prevent hearing loss. Read more
CSIR ScienceScope: Research for improved health

Author: CSIR Date: Nov 2009 In this edition of ScienceScope has chosen to focus on the CSIRs impact, and intended future impact, on health. The edition features some of the research approaches and progress in relation to the so-called diseases of poverty: malaria, ... Read more
Early identification of noise induced hearing loss: a pilot study on the use of distortion product otoacoustic emissions as an adjunct to screening audiometry in the mining industry

Author: Edwards, A ; Van Coller, P ; Badenhorst, C Date: Jun 2010 This study investigated the feasibility of using Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) testing as an adjunct to pure-tone screening audiometry in the annual medical surveillance environment commonly found in the South African platinum ... Read more
Macro and micro management of hearing conservation in the South African mining

Author: Edwards, AL ; Franz, RM Date: Mar 2009 Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) can be prevented, but only by incorporating more proactive and innovative measures into our NIHL-prevention programmes. At present, direct and indirect costs to the mining industry resulting from occupational ... Read more
Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?

Author: Dekker, JJ ; Edwards, AL ; Franz, RM ; Van Dyk, T ; Banyini, A Date: May 2011 Controlling noise has proven difficult in mining, and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains common. In 2008, a South African Mine Health and Safety Council study focused on small- to medium-sized mines in relation to the milestones set ... Read more
Noise-induced hearing loss milestones: Past and future

Author: Edwards, A ; Kritzinger, D Date: 2011 At the 2003 Mine Health and Safety Summit, the milestones for elimination of Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in the mining industry were agreed on. The first milestone, December 2008, has passed and the next one in 2013 is looming. The study ... Read more
Profiles of noise exposure levels in South African mining

Author: Edwards, A ; Dekker, JJ ; Franz, RM ; Van Dyk, T ; Banyini, A Date: May 2011 This two-year study focused on current noise exposure levels in the South African mining industry, aimed at helping the Mine Health and Safety Council of South Africa meet its milestones for eliminating noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A ... Read more
Technique for estimating the sound power level radiated by pneumatic rock drills and the evaluation of a CSIR prototype rock drill with engineering noise controls

Author: Kovalchik, PG ; Duda, FT ; Harper, GS Date: May 2009 This report describes the procedure for the measurement and reporting of noise from portable pneumatic tools such as jackleg drills. The technique used in this research allows for the determination of the source A-weighted sound power levels ... Read more

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Browsing by Subject "Noise induced hearing loss"

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