Publication Date
1-1-2016
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Billingsly, Danica S.
Degree Name
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)
Legacy Department
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Abstract
Dangerous sounds can be encountered throughout activities in everyday life. One of the biggest leisure activities done by college-aged people is going out to local bars and restaurants. The purposed of this study was to see how safe it is for employees and patrons to be in these environments for long periods of times, as well as if there are ways to test sound levels without buying expensive equipment. Data was collected from eleven local bars and restaurants during a four week period using an iPhone 5 SLA Lite app and a Casella CEL-620B Type 1 sound level meter with octave band analysis. Overall, sound levels were shown to be above the recommended 85 dB(A) levels, proving that workers and patrons are spending their times in unsafe levels. Also, phone apps are shown to be less reliable compared to actual sound meters.
Recommended Citation
Liszewska, Samantha C., "Sound Levels at Bars and Restaurants" (2016). Honors Capstones. 1031.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-honorscapstones/1031
Samantha Liszewska 2016.pdf
final capstone paper.docx (21462 kB)
final capstone paper.docx
Extent
14 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
