Publications by authors named "Shyrle Berrio Garcia"

According to the World Health Organization, in 2016, Colombia obtained the tenth position worldwide, the third in the continent and the second in South America, according to the accident rate of 9.7 motorcycle fatalities per 100,000 populations. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of deceased and injured motorcyclists among all road users was 50%, with an annual average of 3140 fatal victims and 20,800 injured victims.

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Objective: To verify the attenuation levels of two types of earmuffs under real operating conditions.

Materials And Methods: A study with experimental design was carried out to obtain repeated measurements of the sound pressure levels inside and outside hearing protectors in a sample of workers of an oil and gas company working under normal process and exposure conditions. The results allowed determining differences between the attenuation levels established by the manufacturer, the adjusted attenuation levels under the NIOSH method, and the attenuation levels obtained experimentally.

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