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Mining Publication: Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES): Software Manual and Implementation Guide
Keywords: Data analysis Noise Noise and vibration control Sound level Sound level meters
**This product is part of a larger work: DOSES - Determination of Sound Exposures. Please access that page for the entire work.**
Original creation date: May 2009
Authors: GP Cole, ER Spencer, ER Bauer
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - May 2009
Download PDF Document (0.95 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20035467
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-135, 2009 May; :1-25
The Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES) software was developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) specifically for use by mine management and safety personnel. DOSES simplifies the record-keeping and analysis associated with time-motion studies and worker noise exposures, making it easier to identify and solve noise problems. The software relies on a time-motion study that profiles the worker's daily activities. At the same time, noise measurements are collected with a dosimeter or sound level meter (SLM). Observations about the worker's location and tasks or other activities are recorded along with times and durations so they can later be matched up with the noise data. After the completion of a time-motion study of the worker's daily tasks and locations (possible noise sources), which measures the worker's noise exposures during the recorded events, the information is entered into DOSES. The program then displays information about the worker's accumulated noise dose over time.
Image of publication Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES): Software Manual and Implementation GuideNIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - May 2009
Download PDF Document (0.95 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20035467
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-135, 2009 May; :1-25
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Practical Application of a Partial Cab to Reduce the A-Weighted Sound Level at the Operator's Station on Surface Drill Rigs
Results of Noise Measurements from Underground Testing of a Roof Bolting Machine Duty Cycle
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Page last reviewed: September 20, 2012
Page last updated: September 20, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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