The Relationship between Noise Intensity and Hearing Function Disorder in Ground Handling Workers at Kualanamu International Airport

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10.2991/phico-17.2018.32How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Noise; Noise Intensity; Hearing Function Disorder; Ground Handling; Airport

Abstract

Noise is all unwanted sounds sourced from the tools of production process or work tools that in some degree may cause hearig function disorder. Noise with treshold level value (TLV) of 85 dB is considered safe for most workers when they are working 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.The objective of the research was to find out the influence of noise intensity on workers’ hearing function disorder. The research used quantitative method with cross sectional design. Noise data were gathered by using Sound Level Meter and hearing function disorder data with Audiometry test. The population of this study amounted to 128 people with samples taken amounted to 55 pepole. Bivariate data analysis with Chi Square test (α=0.05). The result of the research showed that noise intensity in the apron area supaseed TLV (Leq=101 dB). Thirty five respondents worked on noisy working environment. A total of 36 respondents (65.5%) of all samples had hearing function disorder. It was found that there was significant influence of noise intensity (p=0.001) with hearing function disorder (RP=42.667%; 95% CI=8.505-214,043). Based on the result of study, it is recommended that the company management provide health counseling about the danger of noise, do health examination regularly, provide and require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the workers.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Safrina Ramadhani
AU  - Gerry Silaban
AU  - Wirsal Hasan
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - The Relationship between Noise Intensity and Hearing Function Disorder in Ground Handling Workers at Kualanamu International Airport
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Public Health International Conference (PHICo 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2468-5739
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