3. Non-auditory effects of noise
3.1 Physiological stress
In addition to its auditory effects, noise causes a large number of physiological changes. The most important question concerning these reactions is whether they are dangerous to health, or whether they are fully compensated for by the body's adaptive capacities. In other words, can noise be considered stress? (The term covers both the stressing action and the agent that causes this action). Stress is classically defined as a state of arousal likely to have harmful effects on health. It generally leads to a response known as the adaptation syndrome.
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Bibliography
Economic data
It's impossible to put a global figure on the cost of noise. All we can do is provide a few benchmarks for estimating the possible economic impact.
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Health
Estimates dating from 1978-1980 put the cost of noise-related problems at over 30 billion francs (around 4.5 billion euros):
11% of workplace accidents...
Regulations
Arrêté du 12 août 1975 Méthode de mesure des niveaux sonores en milieu de travail en vue de la protection de l'audition (JORF of October 12, 1975, page 10560)
Decree no. 63-405 of April 10, 1963 amending decree no. 46-2959 of December 31, 1946 (JORF of April 20, 1963, page 3693)
Decree no. 81-507 of May 4, 1981 revising and supplementing the tables of occupational diseases...
Standardization
- Évaluation de l'exposition au bruit en milieu professionnel et estimation du déficit auditif, induit par le bruit, de populations exposées (indice de classement : 31-013). - NF S31-013 - 04-85
- Acoustics – Determination of occupational noise exposure and estimation of noise-induced hearing damage. - ISO 1999:1990 - 01-90
- Acoustics – Environmental noise characterization and measurement – Application of standard...
Organizations
Center d'information et de documentation sur le bruit (CIDB) : http://www.bruit.fr
Service de Documentation de l'Institut national de recherche et de sécurité INRS : http://www.inrs.fr
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre...
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