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CSP 12 Noise Study Questions

1. The speed of sound through air is 770 mph. What is the wavelength (in feet) of a 1000
Hz tone?

A. 0.11 ft
B. 0.88 ft
C. 1.13 ft
D. 1130 ft

2. Suppose the tone in question 1 is producing a sound intensity level of 102 dB at an

employee workstation. According to the OSHA standards, what is the maximum amount
of time an employee can work at the workstation during a normal shift?

A. 30 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 1.52 hours
D. 3.04 hours

3. An employee receives the following noise exposure levels during his work shift.

4 hours @ 80 dBA, 3.75 hours @ 105 dBA, 15 minutes @ 110 dBA

What is the OSHA sound dose received by the employee?

A. 95%
B. 100%
C. 388 %
D. 438 %

4. What is the OSHA TWA for the dose received in question 3?

A. 90.9 dB
B. 91.4 dB
C. 99.8 dB
D. 100.7 dB

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5. What is the sound pressure level of a sound producing a pressure of 150 Pa?

A. 137.5 dB
B. 143.5 dB
C. 157.5 dB
D. 163.5 dB

6. What is the sound intensity level of a sound producing an intensity of 10 mW/m2?

A. 100 dB
B. 110 dB
C. 120 dB
D. 130 dB

7. An employee is receiving a sound intensity of 85 dBA from a pump located 10 feet from
her workstation. A new pump is added 10 feet away on the opposite side of the
workstation. What is the expected new sound intensity level at the workstation?

A. 88 dBA
B. 91 dBA
C. 94 dBA
D. 97 dBA

8. An eight-bladed fan operates at 1000 rpm. There is a 15” duct leading to the fan.
Fiberglass insulation is used to absorb the noise of the fan. The absorption coefficient for
1” thick fiberglass at a variety of frequencies is given below.

Freq. 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000

Absorption
Coefficient 0.14 0.55 0.67 0.97 0.90 0.85

What is the noise reduction per foot of duct?

A. 0.214 dB
B. 1.45 dB
C. 2.90 dB
D. 133 dB

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9. The sound pressure level is 100 dB at 1 foot from a source. How far away must an
employee be to lower the sound pressure level to 90 dB?

A. 0.316 ft
B. 3.16 ft
C. 5.00 ft
D. 10.0 ft

10. Add the following sound pressure levels.

50 dB, 70 dB, 80 dB

A. 67 dB
B. 80 dB
C. 83 dB
D. 200 dB

Extra review:
11. A certain beer in a microbrewery has a specific gravity of 1.05. A fermentation vat has a
5 foot diameter, and the height of the beer in the vat is 8 feet. There is a sample port at
the bottom of the vat. A new employee wants to sample the beer directly from the vat.
The employee opens the valve on the sample port all the way and holds his mouth ready
to drink the beer. What is the pressure (PSI) of the beer coming out of the sample port
into the (soon to be terminated) employee’s mouth?

A. 3.64 PSI
B. 62.4 PSI
C. 65.5 PSI
D. 522 PSI

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