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85 dBA: is it protective enough to prevent hearing loss in South African miners?

Author: Edwards, A Date: Sep 2009 The Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for noise is legislated to be 85 dBA. However, owing to the energy of different frequencies the effect on the ear by sounds of different frequencies is known to vary. Also, there is recent evidence of the ... Read more
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
The effects of exposure to multiple occupational health stressors on distortion product otoacoustic emissions

Author: Edwards, A Date: Apr 2012 Mineworkers are exposed to combinations of stressors, since they spend most of the working shift performing physical work under noisy, hot, humid and dusty conditions, in some cases with exposure to chemicals. Such combined exposure confounds ... Read more
Future needs for improvement of NIHL awareness training and HPD practices in the South African mining industry

Author: Edwards, A ; Khoza, N ; Zungu, L ; Letsoalo, S ; Milanzi, L Date: Aug 2012 The aim of awareness training of mine workers is to ensure that the worker has the knowledge about the risks of noize hazards and the effects on the hearing health and safety of workers. This is to prevent hearing loss and to train them on ... Read more
Hearing conservation in the South African mining industry [Notes]

Author: Edwards, A Date: Sep 2010 This paper deals with noise-induced hearing loss protection in the South African mining industry. I deals with several issues, including standards and regulations, medical issues and compensation Read more
How hard do mineworkers work? An assessment of workplace stress associated with routine mining activities

Author: Schutte, PC ; Edwards, A ; Milanzi, LA Date: Mar 2012 Mining operations are frequently associated with difficult working conditions and high levels of workplace stress. Workplace stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that oc-cur when the psychological and/or ... 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
Noise-induced hearing loss prevention in the South African mining industry

Author: Edwards, A Date: Aug 2010 This presentation deals with the excessive noise exposure that miners in South African mines are exposed to. This exposure limits communication and compromises safety, increases risk of hearing loss, has implications for worker’s health, ... Read more
A preliminary investigation of workplace stress in platinum miners using subjective and objective measures

Author: Edwards, A Date: Apr 2011 Workplace stress in the mining environment will affect health and safety outcomes in the workforce that could result in accidents and injuries, as well as poorer worker health. Increased knowledge of the specific characteristics and incidence ... Read more
Proposed recommended procedure for the use of OAEs in hearing conservation: A Delphi exercise: Presentation

Author: Edwards, A Date: Oct 2013 The aim of this project was to develop an agreed upon standardised method of using OAEs in health surveillance for Hearing Conservation and to develop agreed upon criteria to interpret outcomes of OAE levels. Read more
Respirable silica dust exposure amongst foundry workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A task-based risk assessment

Author: Khoza, NN ; Edwards, A ; Kekana, MP Date: Sep 2012 Silicosis is a problem in South African foundries; the problem has been exacerbated by inadequate dust control and neglect of occupational health in foundry industries. Because of the extent of the problem, the Department of Labour revised ... Read more
Use of Otoacoustic emissions in noise induced hearing loss prevention

Author: Edwards, A Date: Oct 2010 This presentation discusses the use of Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) are a feasible alternative in the identification of the development of NIHL. Three types of OAEs are discussed: Spontaneous (SOAE), Transient (TEOAE), Distortion Product ... Read more
Workplace stress in South African mineworkers

Author: Edwards, A Date: Apr 2012 The aims of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of workplace stress among mineworkers in South Africa; to identify mineworkers that are at risk of workplace stress and to evaluate the use of translated self-report questionnaires and ... Read more

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