Citation

Krooni P, Kallasmaa V, Makarova T. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2001; 7(3): 347-350.

Affiliation

Health Protection Inspectorate, Estonia. kesk@tki.estnet.ee.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11543702

Abstract

Physical agents cause several physical and mental health disorders and reduce human capability for work, in most severe cases they cause disability. Usually the influence of these physical factors takes place in the work environment and depends on the factor's intensity, exposure time, and individual characteristics. Influence is cumulative and may manifest itself after a long period of time, in several years. It is recommended to follow internationally recognized limit values of factors and introduce medical control of people before they start working as well as periodical medical control. From the most widespread risk factors, this article deals with noise with the data obtained from objective studies on Estonia.

Language: en