?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comprehensive+assessment+of+noise+pollution+in+the+workplace+at+Hulu+Terengganu+Power+Station&rft.creator=Ahmad+Shafie+Mohamad%2C+&rft.subject=T+Technology+(General)&rft.description=Noise+is+an+unwanted+sound+and+it+is+unpleasant%2C+loud+or+annoying.+Physically%2C+sound+is+indistinguishable+in+terms+of+sound%2C+as+the+two+are+vibrations+through+a+medium%2C+such+as+air+or+water.+Noise+is+one+of+the+most+challenging+problems+in+generating+electricity.+The+effects+of+noise+on+health+are+due+to+physical+health+and+psychological+exposure+to+noise+levels.+It+can+lead+to+hearing+loss%2C+tinnitus%2C+high+blood+pressure%2C+ischemic+heart+disease+and+sleep+disorders.+The+objective+of+this+assessment+is+to+study+the+level+of+noise+pollution+and+the+impact+of+noise+assessment+on+workers+from+noise+production+areas+and+provide+recommendations+to+address+noise+safety+issues+for+workers+in+the+future.+Machine+noise+levels+are+measured+in+accordance+with+ISO+112000.+Workers+consisting+of+machine+operators%2C+electrical+technicians+and+mechanical+technicians+are+measured+in+accordance+with+the+Regulations+under+the+Factories+and+Machinery+Act+1967+(Act+139)+P.U.+(A)+1%2F89+Factories+and+Machinery+(Noise+Exposure)+Regulations+198.+A+total+of+30+workers+employed+in+the+operation%2C+mechanical%2C+electrical+and+equipment+maintenance+have+measured+their+noise+exposure+levels.+These+employees+were+also+assessed+for+symptoms+of+hearing+loss+and+hearing+level+using+screening+and+questionnaires.+The+machine+consisting+of+turbine+shaft%2C+compressor+water+tool%2C+actuator+governor+and+hydraulic+turbine+has+high+sound+force.+Many+workers+from+machine+operators%2C+electrical+technicians+and+mechanical+technicians+experienced+noise+effects+above+the+danger+level+(%E2%89%A585+dBA).+The+highest+noise+rating+was+recorded+on+turbine+halls+with+37%25+of+workers+exposed+to+noise+whose+surroundings+had+many+mechanical+machines.+Recommendations+for+employees+exposed+to+noise+above+85+dBA+may+use+hearing+protection+with+an+appropriate+NRR+29.+In+conclusion%2C+all+employees+are+exposed+to+noise+hazards+that+require+them+to+wear+hearing+protection+so+that+the+productivity+generated+meets+company+goals.+(Abstract+by+author)&rft.publisher=Open+University+Malaysia&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1437%2F1%2Flibrary-document-1437.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ahmad+Shafie+Mohamad%2C+++(2021)+Comprehensive+assessment+of+noise+pollution+in+the+workplace+at+Hulu+Terengganu+Power+Station.++Other.+Open+University+Malaysia.++++(Submitted)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1437%2F