Avaliação do ruído ocupacional em profissionais do setor da beleza

Abstract

The evaluation of occupational exposure allows health and safety professionals to measure the noise level that workers are exposed to during their working life. Beauty center professionals are part of a population that suffers the cumulative effects of exposure to noise, compromising their quality of life. The objective of this work is to evaluate the occupational exposure of hairdressers to the noise caused by hair dryers in a beauty salon in the city of Porto Alegre. The exposure assessment was performed by measuring noise with a dosimeter during business hours, applying the techniques described in the labor and social security legislation, complementing the information through a questionnaire.The results showed that the preventive measures depends on the regulation used as a standart. Regarding the perception of noise by professionals caused by devices, equipment, among others, it is understood as a common sound in beauty salon.