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  2. What 'secret' loudspeaker codes mean at department stores - AOL

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    Walmart security watches shoppers enter on Black Friday This "code" is one of many innocuous sounding secret codes that stores use to alert employees to problems without distracting you from shopping.

  3. Noise measurement - Wikipedia

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    Noise measurement can also be part of a test procedure using white noise, or some other specialized form of test signal.In audio systems and broadcasting, specific methods are used to obtain subjectively valid results in order that different devices and signal paths may be compared regardless of the inconsistent spectral distribution and temporal properties of the noise that they generate.

  4. Pure-tone audiometry - Wikipedia

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    This is done by temporarily elevating the threshold of the non-test ear, by presenting a masking noise at a predetermined level. This prevents the non-test ear from detecting the test signal presented to the test ear. The threshold of the test ear is measured at the same time as presenting the masking noise to the non-test ear. Thus, thresholds ...

  5. Hearing protection fit-testing - Wikipedia

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    Choosing the most appropriate hearing protection device, both with appropriate level of attenuation and appropriate fit for the individual. [5] Ideally, the device should limit the sound intensity that reaches the ear to levels below 85 dBA. If the attenuation does not limit the noise levels to that level, other alternatives should be sought.

  6. Snap, crackle, pop: study reveals secret behind knuckle-cracking

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    Researchers said on Wednesday they have settled the issue of what occurs inside knuckles to trigger the familiar popping sound. Snap, crackle, pop: study reveals secret behind knuckle-cracking ...

  7. NIOSH Power Tools Database - Wikipedia

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    The information in the database originates from testing done on power tools by NIOSH researchers. Testing is conducted in accordance with ISO 3744 and ANSI S12.15. Calibration of testing equipment is performed before tests begin. Tests are conducted in a semi-anechoic chamber with a test setup that includes a ten-microphone array and an ...

  8. Walmart is experimenting with body cameras for employees—like ...

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    Walmart is piloting a body-camera program at a set of stores as a safety measure for employees as the retail industry as a whole contends with rising levels of crime and violence from shoppers ...

  9. Sound level meter - Wikipedia

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    A noise dosimeter (American) or noise dosemeter (British) is a specialized sound level meter intended specifically to measure the noise exposure of a person integrated over a period of time; usually to comply with Health and Safety regulations such as the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure Standard ...