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NIOSH Publication No. 98-126:

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure

June 1998

 


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Table of Contents
 
Chapter 1. Recommendations for a Noise Standard
 
Chapter 2. Introduction
 
Chapter 3. Basis for the Exposure Standard
 
Chapter 4. Instrumentation for Noise Measurement
 
Chapter 5. Hearing Loss Prevention Programs (HLPPs)
 
Chapter 6. Hearing Protectors
 
Chapter 7. Research Needs
 
> References
 
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