Hadzi-Nikolova, Marija and Mirakovski, Dejan and Zdravkovska, Milka and Angelovska, Bistra and Doneva, Nikolinka (2013) Noise Exposure of School Teachers – Exposure Levels and Health Effects. In: Archives of Acoustics. Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, pp. 259-264.
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Abstract
Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences and Faculty of Medical Sciences starting from December
2012, launched joint study in order to investigate personal noise exposure and associated health effects
in general school teachers population, starting from kindergartens up to high schools in Stip, Macedonia.
In order to determine workplace associated noise exposure and associated health effects in this specific
profession, a full shift noise exposure of 40 teachers from 1 kindergarten, 2 primary and 2 high schools
were measured in real conditions using noise dosimeters.
A-weighted equivalent-continuous sound pressure levels (LAeq) of each teacher were recorded during
single activities (classes). Normalized 8-hours exposure, termed the noise exposure level (Lex,8h) was also
computed. Daily noise dose is another descriptor for noise exposure that was determined as a measure of
the total sound energy to which workers have been exposed, as a result of working in the varying noise
levels.
Health effects were assessed trough a full scale epidemiological study which included 231 teachers from
the same schools. Specific questionnaire was used to extract information about subject’s perception on
occupational noise exposure, as well as theirs occupational and medical history.
Keywords: teachers, school, noise, exposure, health effects.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Other natural sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Bistra Angelovska |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2013 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2014 11:12 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/8245 |
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