[geeks] Rack Mount = 50db +

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 03:23:48PM -0700, Leo Green wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> 
> %>
> %>What is the OSHA standard for prolonged (8 hours a day, 5 days week,
> %>etc) exposure?  Hmm.  It appears to be 90db.  Yuck.  I thought
> %>prolonged exposure to 85 was supposed to cause damage.
> %>
> 
> Admittedly, I was exaggerating.  According to an ex-gf, whose a speech
> pathologist, she claims that 70-80dB, 8 hrs a day will damage your
> hearing.  80dB is below the sound produced by most lawnmowers for
> refrence.

I highly suspect that ambient noise here is over 60db.  Probably not
damaging, but man does it drive me insane.


-- 
Joshua D. Boyd