The
control of noise pollution and prevention of noise trauma can be achieved by
using the following measures:
control of noise pollution and prevention of noise trauma can be achieved by
using the following measures:
1. Reduction of Noise Production: By using less noisy machines and by fitting noise
mufflers and silencers.
mufflers and silencers.
2.
Appropriate Health Education: To workers, employers and the general public about the effect of noise
on health and the related preventive measures.
Appropriate Health Education: To workers, employers and the general public about the effect of noise
on health and the related preventive measures.
3. Vegetation (trees) along roads and in residential
areas is a good way to reduce noise pollution as they absorb sound.
areas is a good way to reduce noise pollution as they absorb sound.
4. Noise producing industries, airports, bus and
transport terminals and railway station to sighted far from where living places
(Eschooltoday, 2008).
transport terminals and railway station to sighted far from where living places
(Eschooltoday, 2008).
5.
Suitable Legislation: To
prevent noise pollution and to award compensation for noise trauma (Olojoba,
2009).
Suitable Legislation: To
prevent noise pollution and to award compensation for noise trauma (Olojoba,
2009).
6. Relocation
of Production Process: The production process responsible for the noise can
be transferred to another location to reduce the effect of the noise on workers
and public.
of Production Process: The production process responsible for the noise can
be transferred to another location to reduce the effect of the noise on workers
and public.
7. Noise can also be controlled by shielding its
source with materials that can absorb it, instead of reflecting it and
increasing it’s echo.
source with materials that can absorb it, instead of reflecting it and
increasing it’s echo.
8. The use of personal protective equipment such as
ear plugs, or ear muffs by workers, offers a very good method of keeping such
employees safe from the harmful effects of noise (Nwachukwu, 2009).
ear plugs, or ear muffs by workers, offers a very good method of keeping such
employees safe from the harmful effects of noise (Nwachukwu, 2009).
