Negative Effects of Laboratory Noise

NEGATIVE EFFECTS of LABORATORY Nöise Brought to you by WHITENOISEDIRECT.COM Millions of people are exposed to hazardous noise levels occurring in factories every day, but you'd be surprised to find out just how dangerous noise levels are in laboratories. SAFETY LEVELS According to OSHA, the average amount of noise that is safe for human exposure is only 85 dBA for every 8 hours. CAUSES OF NOISE IN LABORATORIES 1 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT cause of noise in The Number laboratories is Followed by LABORATORY PERSONNEL UNINTELLIGIBLE NOISE For speech to be intelligible in bus noise must not exceed etins par aroning 50 DECIBELS EFFECTS OF NOISE Exposure to high levels of noise can lead to: ! HEARING LOSS STRESS TINNITUS ZZ HIGH BLOOD FATIGUE INTESTINAL PROBLEMS REDUCING NOISE IN LABORATORIES The College of American Pathologists recommends three (3) easy ways to tone down laboratory noise: Moving noise-producing equipment away from places with high human traffic; 9 Placing compressors for controlled-temperature rooms in a remote location; Installing acoustical treatments or white noise machines on ceilings and walls to regular environmental noise WHITE NOISE DIRECT wwW.WHITENOISEDIRECT.COM Better Privacy Means Better Productivity SURCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINIS TRATI ON (WWW.OSHA.COV) NEGATIVE EFFECTS of LABORATORY Nöise Brought to you by WHITENOISEDIRECT.COM Millions of people are exposed to hazardous noise levels occurring in factories every day, but you'd be surprised to find out just how dangerous noise levels are in laboratories. SAFETY LEVELS According to OSHA, the average amount of noise that is safe for human exposure is only 85 dBA for every 8 hours. CAUSES OF NOISE IN LABORATORIES 1 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT cause of noise in The Number laboratories is Followed by LABORATORY PERSONNEL UNINTELLIGIBLE NOISE For speech to be intelligible in bus noise must not exceed etins par aroning 50 DECIBELS EFFECTS OF NOISE Exposure to high levels of noise can lead to: ! HEARING LOSS STRESS TINNITUS ZZ HIGH BLOOD FATIGUE INTESTINAL PROBLEMS REDUCING NOISE IN LABORATORIES The College of American Pathologists recommends three (3) easy ways to tone down laboratory noise: Moving noise-producing equipment away from places with high human traffic; 9 Placing compressors for controlled-temperature rooms in a remote location; Installing acoustical treatments or white noise machines on ceilings and walls to regular environmental noise WHITE NOISE DIRECT wwW.WHITENOISEDIRECT.COM Better Privacy Means Better Productivity SURCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINIS TRATI ON (WWW.OSHA.COV)