Farm Noise Emissions During Common Agricultural Activities [3] |
2005 |
Levels of 106 dB(A) for chainsaws, 73 dB(A) for dairies. |
A total of 32 agricultural activities |
Noise exposure levels at the bean-bar position were, on average, 10 dB(A) higher (92 dB(A)) than those at the bystander position. |
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1538 farmers | One bean-bar tractor |
2004 |
Occupational Noise Exposure Assessment in Intensive Swine Farrowing Systems: Dosimetry, Octave Band, and Specific Task Analysis [ | Daily noise exposure ranged from 81.5 to 99.1 dB(A) for tea harvesting, and from 83.2 to 97.6 for sugar cane harvesting. |
25] |
2005 |
Exposures exceeded 90 dB(A), up to 96.6 dB(A) in farrowing areas. |
A total of 11 activities in a swine confinement facility |
Farm noise emissions during common agricultural activities [3] |
A Task-Based Assessment of Noise Levels at a Swine Confinement | 2005 |
[26]Noise levels were 76 dB(A) for cabbed tractors, 92 dB(A) for tractors without cabs; 106 dB(A) for chainsaws, 73 dB(A) for dairies. |
A total of 38 tractors with cabs, 26 tractors without cabs; exchange factor: 3 dB |
Characteristics of Annual Exposure to Noise among Private Farmers on Family Farms of Mixed-Production Profile [17] |
A total of 16 family farms. |
2006 |
Noise levels equivalent to a mean exposure level equal to 91.3 dB(A). |
2007None of the workers’ noise levels exceeded 85 dB(A), but HPDs are needed for snaring and power washing activities. |
A farrow-to-finishswine confinement center |
Safety and health of workers: Exposure to dust, noise, and vibrations [4] |
2009 |
Daily exposure between 86.9 and 95 dB(A) for tractors and self-propelled machines. |
A total of 15 hazelnut harvesters |
Dust and Noise Exposures among Farmers in Southland, New Zealand [18] |
Exposure to Noise in Wood Chipping Operations under the Conditions of Agro-Forestry [27] | A total of 60 farms. |
2015 |
Exposure did not exceed 80 dB(A) at low level utilizations. It may exceed the lower action values for utilization above 64%. |
One agroforestry chipper |
Occupational Noise Exposures among Three Farm Families in Northwest Ohio [19] |
The family members of nine farmers. |
2008 |
Occupational noise exposure for the children ranged from 15.4 to 81.2 dB(A), using the OSHA action level. |
Operators’ Exposure to Noise and Vibration in the Grass Cut Tasks: Comparison between Private and Public Yards [28] |
2016 |
Exposures exceeded limit values within a range of 79.4 to 92.6 dB(A). |
A total of 6 operators in public and private yards |
Task-Based Noise Exposures for Farmers Involved in Grain Production [20] |
A total of 35 farmers or farm workers. |
Workload, Exposure to Noise, and Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Case Study of Motor-Manual Tree Felling and Processing in Poplar Clear Cuts [29] |
2018 | 2013 |
Noise levels ranged from 78.6 to 99.9 dB(A) for 23 tasks and 18 pieces of equipment analysed. |
Farmers’ Work-Day Noise Exposure [21] |
A total of 105 farmers. |
2015 |
The average daily noise exposure was 85.3 dB(A). |
Noise test of two manufactured power tillers during transport on different local road conditions [5] |
2010 |
The maximum overall noise measured at driver ear’s position at different gear ratios were between 92 and 98.2 dB(A). |
Two power tillers; effects evaluated with an exchange factor of 3 dB |
Exposure to audible and infrasonic noise by modern agricultural tractors operators [6] |
2013 |
Analysed tractors emit considerable infrasonic noise levels that tend to exceed the occupational exposure limits. |
Exposure exceeding the acceptable limits, of 97.15 dB(A) and the daily exposure of 96.18 dB(A).A total of 32 modern tractors |
One feller |
Noise levels of a track-laying tractor during field operations in the vineyard [7] |
Noise Exposure on Mixed Grain and Livestock Farms in Western Australia | 2013 |
Sound levels exceeded the limits, in almost all the test conditions, by up to 92.8 dB(A). |
One tractor, tested in four different activities |
2006 |
Total daily noise exposure levels were 86.8 dB(A) for sheep farmers, and 85.7 dB(A) for mixed farmers.[23] |
2019 |
Up to 108 dB(A), with the highest values for the chaser bin, shearing, and seeding. |
A total of 28 agricultural workers |
Harmful factors in the workplaces of tractor drivers [8] |
Patterns and Trends in OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Measurements from 1979 to 2013 [22][9 |
A total of 493 samples between 1979 and 2013. |
Noise Exposures and Hearing Protector Use at Small Logging Operations [30] |
2016 |
The noise levels were 90 dB(A) for tractors manufactured in the 1980s, 73 dB(A) for newer tractors. |
A total of 30 tractors |
2019 |
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2021 | Mean noise levels of 93.1 ± 6.8 dB(A) were found among the agriculture, forestry, and hunting industries. |
Use of PPE reduced exposure below 80.7 dB(A), excluding bulldozer operations (93.5 dB(A)). |
A total of 31 loggers in 7 different sites |
Risk exposure to vibration and noise in the use of agricultural track-laying tractors [10] |
Noise Exposure on Mixed Grain and Livestock Farms in Western Australia 2016 |
[The daily noise exposure levels always exceeded 87 dB(A). |
A total of 6 track-laying tractors |
23] |
A total of 28 farm owners and workers. |
2019 |
Up to 101 dB(A), mostly from seeding activities, but generally above 85 dB(A) for all farming activities. |
Sound Power Determination for Centrifugal Pumps used for Local Agricultural Irrigation in Romania [24 |
Evaluation of Occupational Noise Exposure among Forest Machine Operators: A Study on the Harvest of Pinus Taeda Trees [31] |
2022 |
Operators were exposed to noise levels above the exposure limit of 85 dB(A) during timber extraction. |
A total of 4 operators of self-propelled forestry machines |
Tractor age effects on occupational noise level exposures inside agricultural tractor cabs [11] |
2016 |
The data showed a positive correlation of 0.308 between tractor hours and the increase in noise level; no tractors exceeded 85 dB(A). |
A total of 19 tractors of different models, ages, and engine hours |
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One farm, evaluating specific equipment. |
2020 |
Noise level observed in all working conditions exceeded 85 dB(A), with a peak of 102 dB(A) at maximum pumping height. |
The hearing abilities of rural workers exposed to noise and pesticides [12] |
2018 |
The motor’s noise ranged from 88.3 to 93.4 dB(A). |
One tractor, with concurrent exposure to pesticides |
Assessment of tractor noise level during spraying operation while using a tractor-mounted aero blast sprayer [13] |
2018 |
Noise at a tractor operator’s ear level during spraying operation can reach up to 93 dB(A) at 2000 rpm. |
One tractor |
Noise exposure and its impact on psychological health of agricultural tractor operators [14] |
2021 |
Value of 81.9 dB(A) during operation of seed drill, 84.9 dB(A) with disk harrow, and 86.9 dB(A) with cultivator operation. |
One tractor, tested in four different field activities |