Noise measurement and applications in urban equipment production facilities

The Covid-19 pandemic process, which is effective in Turkey and all over the world, has caused people to seek open spaces where they can breathe comfortably, provide sufficient oxygen and social distance, rather than closed spaces. With this demand, the importance of city parks, which are important even in the current situation, has increased and benches, camellias, picnic tables, gazebos, etc. This has led to a greater focus on the production of urban equipment. In this research, it was aimed to determine machine-based, regional and personal noise exposures in urban equipment production facilities, create a regional sound map and investigate the effects on both regional and employees. Forest industry machines and hand tools are used in the facilities where urban equipment is produced. As a result of the use of these machines and hand tools, noise occurs in the facility. In the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, the upper noise limit in businesses is determined as 85dB(A). When this limit is exceeded, personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used and hearing loss, irritability, concentration problems, work accidents and permanent occupational diseases may occur as a result of not taking the necessary precautions. With this study, the machines used in the business will be identified and the noise levels produced by the machines, personal exposures and regional sound levels will be measured to ensure that employees are protected from noise and to eliminate the risks of occupational diseases and work accidents that will result. Keywords: Occupational safety, Noise exposure, Occupational disease, Furniture production