noise levels at a mining facility

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  How the blare of a crypto mine woke up this …

  2024216 · The NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL) for occupational noise exposure is 85 A-weighted decibels (dBA) over an eight-hour shift. If workers are repeatedly exposed to noise at or above the REL, employers must provide a hearing loss prevention program. Noise levels are likely hazardous if a person must raise their voice to speak with …

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  Cryptocurrency is making lots of noise, literally - CBS News

  2024426 · Noise from an open-air bitcoin mining operation in Bono, Arkansas, has led residents to file a lawsuit. CBS News. And it is money, specifically cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is a digital currency with ...

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  Profiles of noise exposure levels in South African Mining

  METHODS: A multi-task methodology was adapted from international baseline studies to determine the exposure to noise in both large-scale and small- to medium-scale mines. RESULTS: On average, 66.7 per cent of the employees sampled in year 1 and 78.4 per cent in year 2 were exposed to noise levels of above the 85 dBA legislated occupational ...

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  Prevalence of noise induced hearing loss among employees at a mining ...

  Some mine areas had excessive noise levels (Plant Processing 94 dB), (Underground Mining 102 dB) and (Underground Workshop103 dB) since the acceptable level is 90dB for an 8-hour period. ... Wonder Nyoni for his mentorship during the study and giving us access to mine facilities, Regina Johns, the Sister in Charge at the mine clinic, Mr and Mrs ...

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  (PDF) Noise within a Data Center - ResearchGate

  2016530 · Constant humming of air-conditioners and servers within. a data center may create noise sometimes in excess of 80. dBA. Although maximum a cceptable 8 hour exposure. level in most countries is set ...

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  Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine

  202423 · After the law was signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in April, 49 of the state’s 75 counties enacted ordinances limiting noise levels at data centers, including cryptocurrency mining ...

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  Arkansas counties rush to pass noise regulations for crypto …

  2023723 · Several counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas are hurrying to adopt new ordinances before August when crypto mining facilities will be subject to the same rules as data centers. 15505 Total views ...

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  Digging Deeper: What’s Behind Arkansas Crypto Miners?

  202397 · Green Digital LLC is one of Arkansas’s most discussed companies today. It belongs to the firm that owns and runs the crypto mining facility launched in Bono (Greenbrier) this May. Located less than 0.2 miles (200 meters) away from residential property, the site generates noise night and day from hundreds of crypto-mining …

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  In a rural Kentucky community, the roar of a suspected crypto 'mine ...

  2023109 · A number of cryptocurrency mining facilities have flocked to Kentucky in recent years driven by the need for available power — and importantly cheap power — to fuel their computers. ... is continuing to push her county judge-executive and county magistrates to pass a noise ordinance that would keep the sound levels created by the …

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