Noise exposed of the operators of combine harvesters with and without a cab


Sumer S. K., SAY S. M., Ege F., Sabancı A.

APPLIED ERGONOMICS, cilt.37, sa.6, ss.749-756, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.11.006
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED ERGONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.749-756
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: noise level, combine harvester, cab
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A considerable number of the combine harvesters in Turkey are rather old and used without cabs resulting in unhealthy working conditions for their operators. Noise is one of the detrimental factors. This study deals with determining and comparing the noise exposed on the operators of the combines with and without a cab used for wheat harvesting in Turkey. The sound pressure levels (dB) at octave band center frequencies (31.5-8000 Hz) and the sound levels (dBA) at the ear level of the operators were measured on 37 different combine harvesters with four different makes and different years from 1976 to 2001. Fifteen of the combines were without a cab, another 15 had original cabs while remaining seven combines had cabs mounted on them after manufacturing.