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. 2016 Sep 20;58(5):489–518. doi: 10.1539/joh.ROEL2016

Table VI-1.

Occupational exposure limits for continuous or intermittent noise

Center
frequency
(Hz)
OELs by octave-band level (dB)
480 min 240 min 120 min 60 min 40 min 30 min
250 98 102 108 117 120 120
500 92 95 99 105 112 117
1000 86 88 91 95 99 103
2000 83 84 85 88 90 92
3000 82 83 84 86 88 90
4000 82 83 85 87 89 91
8000 87 89 92 97 101 105