Occupational noise exposure in the high school music practice room

Auteurs-es

  • B. Gastmeier HGC Engineering, Mississauga, Ont., Canada
  • D. Pernu
  • M. Chasin

Mots-clés :

acoustic noise, biological effects of acoustic radiation, health hazards, music, music practice room, educational facility, high school music room, personal dosimetry, engineering measurements, daily noise exposure, Occupational Health and Safety Act, hearing risk criteria, architectural acoustic design

Résumé

Occupational noise is most often considered potentially hazardous in industrial workplaces or on construction sites. Another workplace where high sound levels commonly exist is the music practice room of an educational facility. Measurements were performed of the sound levels produced during two instruction periods in a high school music room. Both personal dosimetry and engineering measurements were performed. Through analysis, the typical daily noise exposure of the instructor was determined and was found to exceed the guidelines provided in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The implications of this excess in terms of hearing risk criteria and architectural acoustic design are discussed

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Publié-e

1994-09-01

Comment citer

1.
Gastmeier B, Pernu D, Chasin M. Occupational noise exposure in the high school music practice room. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 1994 [cité 4 mai 2026];22(3):37-8. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/838

Numéro

Vol. 22 No. 3 (1994)

Rubrique

Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique

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