Citation

Toppila E, Pyykko I, Paakkonen R. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2009; 15(2): 155-162.

Affiliation

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland. Esko.Toppila@ttl.fi.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19534848

Abstract

Directive 2003/10/EC sets the requirement for evaluating the effect of noise on accident risk. Accident risk is elevated for workers with a hearing handicap because of their reduced speech intelligibility and reduced capability to perceive the direction of incoming sound. An audiogram is not a good method for the evaluation of these functions. To reduce accident risk, organisational and personal solutions are needed. For both methods, efficiency must be evaluated through proper risk assessment. Because practical guidelines are not available, this paper presents principles for accident risk evaluation techniques.

Language: en