NIOSH Criteria Documents

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Noise

1972
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11001

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Preface	7311001A.PDF (10 pages, 175K)
Review Consultants
Review Committees
Contents
I. Recommendations for a Noise Standard	7311001B.PDF (30 pages, 880K)
II. Introduction
III. Acoustical Terms and Methods
IV. Review of Effects of Noise on Man	7311001C.PDF (22 pages, 796K)
V. Procedures for Reducing Exposures	7311001C.PDF (22 pages, 796K)
VI. Development of the Standard	7311001D.PDF (34 pages, 1,308K)
VII. References	7311001E.PDF (24 pages, 717K)
Figures	7311001E.PDF (24 pages, 717K)
Tables	7311001F.PDF (31 pages, 662K)

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NIOSH Criteria Documents

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Noise

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