Report of the Commissioner of Public Health / Western Australia.

  • Western Australia. Public Health Department
Date:
[1979]
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Credit: Report of the Commissioner of Public Health / Western Australia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Other: Many lectures and seminars were given fo inform employee groups, management and the public of Occupational Health concerns. kinetics/ergonomics, Analysis of The Patient Handling Problems in the hospitals belonging to the Church of Christ was undertaken. Appropriate action was recommended and undertakeno A twelve session course in Strain Reduction was organised for Bradfords Insulation0 A new container for market garden produce was evaluated. Methods of reducing back strain in Mine-Site drivers were presented for Alcoa. Working postures were assessed and appropriate advice given to various individuals and organisations. NOISE ABATEMENT SECTION, Community Noise. There has been a large increase in enquiries and complaints concerning community noise problemsu Continuing assistance and technical advice has been provided to local authorities. The majority of the complaints have been resolved locally by the Local Authority council but a signif¬ icant number remain unresolved due to hesitation by some Local Authorities in applying the provisions of the Noise Abatement Act. The need for an amended Act providing stricter control measures to reduce community noise has become obvious. Community noise investigations have included: omnibus noise, quarry operations, airconditioners, speedway activities, amplified music and others,, Off-road Vehicles The proposed bill entitled Off Road Vehicle Act, 1978 originally included very little reference to noise control. Following discussions between officers from the Department of Local Government and the Noise Abatement Section, regulations to govern noise emission of off-road vehicles were drawn up the Scientific Officer (Noise Abatement) and incorporated into the Control of Vehicles (Off-Road Areas) Act, 1978. Possible methods of enforcing noise regulations for off-road vehicles and criteria for assessing noise impact on residential areas and buffer zones were submitted to the Departments of Local Government and Conservation and Environment. Traffic Noise The Noise Section carried out a traffic noise survey at thirteen resident¬ ial sites in the Perth metropolitan areaQ The survey information will be used in conjunction with other data as a reference base for future surveys and to provide a general picture of the noise environment in those areas.