Ebook: Noise Manual

This leading noise resource is specifically written for those with a technical interest in noise and for anyone who desires an improved general understanding of the subject. It addresses noise-related issues within the workplace and those arising in the community. Topics include:

Room noise criteria

Speech and signal detection

Community noise

Prediction of hearing loss due to noise exposure

Standards and regulation

Each of its 18 chapters have been peer reviewed and contain numerous citations to the current literature, complemented by the expansive appendix on references for good practice.

Content:
Front Matter
• Symbols and Abbreviations
• Preface
• Table of Contents
•Section 1. Fundamentals of Sound, Vibration, and Hearing 1. Noise Control and Hearing Conservation: Why Do it?
2. Physics of Sound and Vibration
3. Sound Measurement: Instrumentation and Noise Descriptors
4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear: Normal and Damaged Hearing
5. Auditory and Nonauditory Effects of Noise
•Section 2. Elements of a Hearing Conservation Program 6. Program Overview and Administration
7. Noise Surveys and Data Analysis
8. Education and Motivation
9. Noise Control Engineering
10. Hearing Protection Devices
11. Audiometric Monitoring Phase of the HCP
12. Evaluating Hearing Conservation Program Effectiveness
•Section 3. Noise Interference and Annoyance 13. Room Noise Criteria
14. Speech Communications and Signal Detection in Noise
15. Community Noise
•Section 4. Regulations, Standards, and Laws 16. Standards and Regulations
17. Prediction and Analysis of the Hearing Characteristics of Noise-Exposed Populations or Individuals
18. Workers' Compensation
Appendices
Names Index
Subject Index