%0 Journal Article
%T Statistical Investigation of the Noise Emission Levels in Coal Mining Industry
%A Mustafa £¿NDER
%A Seyhan £¿NDER
%J -
%D 2018
%X Noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss are prevalent in mining. Assessment of noise emission levels arise from various mining operations is required to prevent and minimize the noise- induced hearing loss. Because the practices for preventing occupational hearing loss among miners are inadequate, a coal mining area was selected to generate site specific data and collected the noise measurement samples from 2004 to 2007. The study covered the three major mining areas including coal preparation plants, open cast mines, and underground mines. The data obtained from the noise measurement studies were evaluated by using one-way analysis of variance and the Tukey¡¯s multiple comparison procedure. The analyses were performed by using Minitab¨° 14 statistical software and it was found that the coal handling plants produced the highest noise levels. Workers engaged in the coal preparation plants have higher noise exposures above the permissible limit and hence these workers are at greater risk of noise-induced hearing loss
%K G¨¹r¨¹lt¨¹ Seviyesi
%K Madencilik End¨¹strisi
%K ANOVA
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/ogummf/issue/33366/331278