Physical Hazards Measurement and Control.

Catalog description

PR: OEHS 520 or OEHS 620 or instructor consent. This course presents students with the fundamentals of the physics of sound, effects of noise on hearing and well-being, noise exposure regulations, noise exposure assessment, and the design of control strategies for controlling noise exposure including engineering, administrative and personal protection controls. In addition, the course covers the fundamentals, exposure assessment and basic control strategies for other physical hazards.