Assessment of Noise Exposure of Sawmill Workers in Southwest, Nigeria
Abiola O. Ajayeoba1,*, Adewoye A. Olanipekun2, Wasiu A. Raheem3, Oluwaseun O. Ojo4, Ayowumi R. Soji–Adekunle4
Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 69-85, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.011639
- 19 January 2021
Abstract Economic wood processing employs the use of industrial machines for cutting, shaping, milling, and sawing timber, thereby leading to the generation of high levels of noise. Published data from empirical studies have categorized noise as an environmental hazard of global significance. Furthermore, noise exposure limits for different industries and all the industrial machines available has not been formally established as it presently exists in developed nations around the world. Therefore, this study assessed the daily exposure of sawmills workers to noise in Southwestern Nigeria. Reconnaissance surveys were first carried out in Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti,… More >