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NIOSH's recommended daily limit for noise at work

For noise at work, NIOSH recommends at most 8 hours a day at 85 dBA. Every 3 dBA more halves that: at 100 dBA the limit is 15 minutes.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
NIOSH's recommended daily limit for noise at work: 16 points, a line chart.
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Daily limit (hours)
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Noise level (dBA)
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The data: 16 points
Noise level (dBA)Daily limit (hours)
858
866.35
875.04
884
893.17
902.52
912
921.59
931.26
941
950.79
960.63
970.5
980.4
990.31
1000.25
Source
Computed: the recommended exposure limit for noise of CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH Publication No. 98-126, section 1.1.1)
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Original computation by Unlabeled; nothing copied from the source
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