Facilities for music education and their acoustical design.

Good rehearsal facilities for musicians are essential. Directive 2003/10/EC necessitates that musicians are protected from noise exposure. A code of conduct gives the guidelines how this should be done.

Sound exposure among the Finnish National Opera personnel.

The purpose of the study was to determine how and when the personnel of the Finnish National Opera are exposed to noise and whether exposure depends on musical selection of repertoire. Additionally, an evaluation of sound exposure level due to individual rehearsals was included. The measurements were done using individual noise dosimeters and fixed-point measurements.

Self-reported occupational health hazards and measured exposures to airborne impurities and noise in shoe repair work.

The authors identified occupational risk factors of shoe repairers and measured their exposures to organic solvents, dust, chromium, degradation products of synthetic shoe materials, and noise. Exposures were measured in 11 shops selected from the workplaces of 82 repairers who responded to a questionnaire about their work environments. The questions dealt with, e.

Vocal loading among day care center teachers.

Day care center teachers suffer from voice disorders more often than nurses do. Several risk factors may increase voice disorder prevalence of day care center teachers. The risk factors can be bound to their job content and manner of working i.

A method to measure speaking time and speech sound pressure level.

Many voice disorders are associated with vocal loading, but easy measurement of the vocal load has not been possible so far. To fulfil this need, an easily accessible method was developed and tested. Speaking time and speaking sound level can be recorded during normal work, and measurement can be made in a noisy environment.