Browsing by Author "Williams, Warwick"
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The NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database: A new research tool
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan; Williams, Warwick (2013)This paper describes the development of the NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database. The NOISE database currently contains 536 separate leisure activities and events, including noise level ... -
Noise exposure in the balance: Managing occupational and leisure risks to hearing health
Gillver, Megan; Williams, Warwick; Beach, Elizabeth (Journal of Health Safety and Environment, 2014)Health and safety risks that are present in both occupational and home/leisure environments can pose difficulties for health and safety professionals when determining risk mitigation responsibilities. Where work is defined ... -
Noise with attitude: Influences on young people’s decisions to protect their hearing
Beach, Elizabeth; Williams, Warwick; Giliver, Megan (2013)Objective: To investigate young people’s experiences and attitudes towards hearing health and their participation in noise reduction behaviours, to better understand how education and prevention messages may be better ... -
Otoacoustic emission findings from a large group of young people, and their relationship to other audiological findings
Carter, Lyndal; Freeston, Katrina; Macoun, Denise; Pang, Jermy; Seeto, Mark; Williams, Warwick; Dillon, Harvey (2012) -
Parent perceptions of children’s leisure and the risk of damaging noise exposure.
Carter, Lyndal; Black, Deborah; Bundy, Anita; Williams, Warwick (2014)The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of parents of adolescent children (with, and without, hearing impairment), with the following objectives: (1) compare perceptions of the parent groups regarding the ... -
Predictors of noise exposure in construction workers
Lewkowski, Kate; Heyworth, Jane; McCausland, Kahlia; Williams, Warwick (2017)Construction workers are exposed to hazardous noise from a wide variety of tools and equipment. This study aims to determine the workplace tasks associated with being exposed to occupational construction noise above the ... -
Pure tone hearing thresholds and leisure noise: is there a relationship
Williams, Warwick; Carter, Lyndal; Seeto, Mark (Wolters Kluwer, 2015) -
A qualitative study of earplug use as a health behaviour: The role of noise injury symptoms, self-efficacy, and an affinity for music
Beach, Elizabeth; Williams, Warwick; Gilliver, Megan (2010)The use of earplugs in loud music venues is confined to a small minority who wish to avoid hearing damage from excessive noise exposure. Using the framework of the health belief model (HBM), structured interviews were held ... -
A Questionnaire-Based Algorithm for Assessing Occupational Noise Exposure of Construction Workers
Lewkowski, Kate; McCausland, Kahlia; Heyworth, Jane S.; Li, Ian W.; Williams, Warwick; Fritschi, Lin (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017)Abstract Objectives Occupational noise exposure is a major cause of hearing loss worldwide. In order to inform preventative strategies, we need to further understand at a population level which workers are most at ... -
A refined single number rating system - for hearing protectors
Williams, Warwick (2012) -
A snapshot of young adults’ noise exposure reveals evidence of ‘Binge Listening’
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan; Williams, Warwick (2013)There have been several previous studies into daily noise exposure levels in modern urban communities, which typically report mean noise exposure levels (LAeq) for adults between 73 and 79 dB. In this study, rather than ... -
Tinnitus and leisure noise
Williams, Warwick; Carter, Lyndal (2017)Objective: To study the relationship of life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus. Design: Audiometric measures included otoscopy, pure tone air- and bone-conduction hearing threshold levels (HTL) and otoacoustic ...