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PUBLICATION 12/2012C.1/1.060/P2012-190/NS297Study of the acoustical diffusion above a cavity and a network of cavities.The purpose of this research project was to develop a theoretical model dealing with reflection of acoustic waves over a grating of N rectangular cavities. Thus, the diffracted acoustic fields were determined by adapting the Kobayashi Potential…
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PUBLICATION 07/2005B.5/1.037/4178/NS240Characterization of the chemical and biological occupational risks in the waste industry: a priori analysis of potential risksThis scientific and technical note is a report on existing knowledge concerning the management of waste to characterize the potential chemical risks of this industry. This reflexion was carried out following the implementation of the law…
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PUBLICATION 05/2011B.1/2.041/P2011-042/NS293The measurement of endotoxins in aerosolsExposure to endotoxin and its related effects on human health is topical issue in bioaerosol science and biological risks associated to airborne microorganisms. The paper focuses on the variability of the methods used on field trials and the…
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PUBLICATION 12/2010C.1/1.059/P2010-127/NS289Risk assessment for the hearing of the operators of call centers and prevention solutions.The risk assessment for the hearing of the operators of call centers has required the development of a new methodology using specific measuring equipment in accordance with ISO 11904-2 published in 2006. This apparatus, based on a head and torso…
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PUBLICATION 10/2012NOETUDE/P2012-159/NS296Report on the "NOMAD" project. A survey of instructions supplied with machinery with respect to noise and the requirements of the Machinery Directive.The NOMAD project was a survey to examine the noise-related content of instructions supplied with machinery offered for purchase in the European Economic Area (EEA). The project collected more than 1,500 sets of instructions from machines covering…
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PUBLICATION 01/2009C.1/1.039/4890/NS274Numerical simulations applied to the quantification of uncertainties of the daily noise exposure levelRésumé en attente de traduction
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PUBLICATION 11/2010B.5/1.052/P2010-170/NS290Ambient air purification by bactericidal action of photocatalysisThis study comes within the scope of improving knowledge concerning the photocatalytic degradation of bacterial bioaerosol. Photocatalysis is a purification technology generally based on the excitation of a semiconductor by an ultraviolet…
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PUBLICATION 12/2002YDI1Work development jointed up to the launching of New Information and Communication Technologies. Ergonomics applied to NTIC or software and Web utility and useAfter an ICT characterization in [Govaere, 02], their impact on work appears to be an essential issue. This publication aims to present a bibliographic synthesis jointed up to the ICT's impacts. Facing the great volume of information, this synthesis…
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PUBLICATION 07/2006NOETUDE/4579/NS261Organisation of unsocial working hours and management of occupational risksThis document communicates the results of two field studies involving different activity sectors.
These studies in fact concerned manufacturing operations at a car parts factory and service-based operations at a ski area.
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PUBLICATION 02/1995NOETUDE/3065/NS127Low back functional capacities, low back pain and occupational stress - Study on exposures to manual handling, whole-body vibrations and posturesLow back pain is one of the most frequent cause of medical consulting, and its incidence at work is considered as very important. An apparatus called "rachim tre" was used to assess possible functional disturbances of the lumbar area in 1970 workers…
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