title: [Noise in fishing vessels].
abstract: The present research concerns the noise analysis of five vessels during navigation and fishing activities. In locations where staff operates, sound levels (produced substantially by the engine) were close to 90 dB(A); within the rest areas the noise is also quite significant. On the basis of working time, exposure levels ranged between 80 and 90 dB(A). In order to identify interventions able to reduce the risk, reverberation times, sound insulation of the different areas and the vibrations produced by the engine were measured on the same vessels docked in port. Noise level reduction as a result of sound absorptive treatments were estimated using an analytical model.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy. alessandro.peretti@unipd.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peretti
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nataletti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfiglio
authors.forename: Anita Pasqua
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: di Bisceglie
mesh_terms: D005398:Fisheries; D006801:Humans; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012308:Risk Management