EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATIONS OF THE NOISE RISK CAUSED BY THE USE OF MACHINES IN THE FOOD PLANTS

The Authors report the results of a research on the work conditions of agroindustrial plant employees, with particular regard to noise pollu tion. After several years from a first research (4) and, above all, at five years from the coming operative the Legislative Decree 277/91, n othing seems to be changed: noise levels inside processing industries are still so high to make considerable the risk of otopathies for plan t workers. Furthermore, there is no trace of the use of health and saf ety personal means (such as earphones or auricolar inserts), even if s ome managers stare to show the intention of proceeding to the acoustic al reclamation of plants and rooms.