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Temporal and Spatial Analysis of the Occupational Noise at Rice Mill in Kedah

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dc.contributor.authorMansor A.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdullah S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Nawawi M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmed A.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Napi N.N.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIsmail M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57211858557en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56509029800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57217247504en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57214837520en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57224902975en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57210403363en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T08:09:16Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T08:09:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionAccident prevention; Audition; Human resource management; Machinery; Noise pollution; Occupational risks; Risk assessment; Sustainable development; Company management; Negative correlation; Occupational hazards; Occupational noise; Occupational safety and health; Safety and healths; Temporal and spatial; Working environment; Acoustic noiseen_US
dc.description.abstractNoise or unwanted sound, is considered as occupational pollution, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance to human and surroundings. Occupational noise is a noise emitted from various industries that effect the workers' safety and health. A prolonged exposure towards noise can bring negative effects to the receptor, resulting in noise induce hearing loss (NIHL) diseases. The state of Kedah is known as the rice bowl of Malaysia, producing more than half of the country's home grown rice supply. Majority of the rice mill is situated in Kedah where the major occupational hazard for the workers is noise during the operation of various machines to convert paddy to rice. The aim of this study is to assess the noise risk assessment in the rice mill. The noise level was measured during working hours of 0900hrs - 1800hrs for three consecutive days using sound level meter. The evaluated daily noise level Leq, did not exceeded the limit enacted by the Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulation, 2019 but there were occasions the reading surpassed the limit, ranging from 86.5 dBA to 90.3 dBA. Measurement of noise exposure at 1-meter distance for machineries located in the rice mill was also conducted and the most critical location in the rice mill is the Rice Huller machine.. Noise sources from the machinery shows strong negative correlation with noise level (r = -0.97, p<0.05) (Air Blower), (r = -0.94, p<0.05) (Rice sieving), (r = -0.98, p<0.05) (Air Pump), (r = -0.95, p<0.05) (Rice Huller) and (r = -0.95, p<0.05) (Rice Polisher), correspondingly. The findings from this study is important for the company management team as abatement measures for the employees in providing a more conducive working environment and indirectly increases the productivity of the company. � 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.ArtNo12094
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/1755-1315/498/1/012094
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25426
dc.identifier.volume498
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Bronze
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
dc.titleTemporal and Spatial Analysis of the Occupational Noise at Rice Mill in Kedahen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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