Environmental noise and light in an university printing workshop in San José, Costa Rica

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Arce Espinoza, Lourdes, Mónge-Najera, Julián
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2011
Kuvaus:Concern for inadequate exposure to physical factors in the working environment began in the mid 20th. Century. The subject has been widely studied in industrial nations, but in Central America there are few published studies, so we measured two environmental factors in a university press workshop in Costa Rica, from April 05 to 16, 2010, a period in which production is high. With a calibrated Extech HD450 light meter we did at least three measurements of light along the workday (considering changes in natural lighting). We selected the measurement points where certain illumination is needed for proper operation of industrial machinery. We also made 20 real-time measurements of noise with a certified Extech sound meter, in the offset press room, where there is noisy industrial machinery. We found inadequate noise and lighting levels, and concluded that staff are exposed to inappropriate health conditions, so we recommend the relocation of lamps and periodical audiometric tests.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UNED
Organisaatio:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/207
Linkit:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/207
Access Level:acceso abierto
Sanahaku:Working environment
physical agents
university printing workshop.
Ambiente laboral
agentes físicos
imprenta universitaria.