title: Noise pollution in textile, printing and publishing industries in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: A study of 20 factories belonging to textile, printing, publishing and paper products industries in Jeddah was conducted. Data on Leq, Maximum and Minimum SPL at different octave bands, as well as dBA, were collected. It has been found that textile, publishing and paper products industries are the most noisy industries. The paper is concluded with suitable recommendation for noise control and worker protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Madbuli H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Noweir
authors.forename: A T M
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Jamil
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D011643:Publishing; D012016:Reference Values; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013783:Textile Industry