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Rick Neitzel

Rick Neitzel

Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (PhD)

Education

MS, Environmental Health, University of Washington
BS, Safety, University of Southern California; MS Environmental Health, University of Washington

Advisor

Noah Seixas

Research

After receiving his MS in Environmental Health from UW in 1998, Rick joined the staff of the UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences as a Research Scientist. His work from 1998-2005 primarily involved field-based assessments of occupational and non-occupational exposures to noise among workers in a variety of industries, including construction, forestry, and fishing He has also participated in a number of studies, including a longitudinal evaluation of the early development of noise-induced hearing loss, an intervention study designed to evaluate strategies to promote use of hearing protection among noise-exposed workers, an assessment of the effectiveness of different types of hearing protection, a survey of noise levels in New York City subways, an evaluation of fall hazards and safety climate in aircraft maintenance operations, a study of hand-arm and whole-body vibration in forestry workers, and a review of crane safety issues. For his dissertation, Rick hopes to improve on existing noise exposure assessment techniques by developing and evaluating the performance of a self-report questionnaire that will allow workers to estimate their own exposures to noise as an alternative or complementary approach to direct measurements of exposure.

Personal URL

http://staff.washington.edu/rneitzel/

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