Assessment of occupational safety and health hazards ...
health hazards .....52 6. Recommendations ..... 52 Establish "big brother" and "small brother" (largescale mines and small ... the ball/rod mills and enclosed refining areas, and during agitation/mixing/leaching have already reached or exceeded the action level of 85 decibels (dBA) and permissible noise exposure limit (PNEL) of 90 dBA. The data gathered from the 14 UMs were limited .