Sony ICD-TX50 Operating Instructions Manual page 119

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For the customers in Canada
DECIBEL LEVEL EXAMPLES:
30 Whisper
40 Quiet room
50 Moderate rainfall
60 Normal conversation
70 Busy traffic, vacuum cleaner
80 Alarm clock
CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO THESE NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS:
90 Lawn mower, motorcycle
100 Chain saw
110 Rock concert
120 Jet plane takeoff
130 Jackhammer
140 Firecrackers
This information courtesy of the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing
Association (ASHA), the national professional, scientific and credentialing
association for more than 135,000 audiologists, speech‑language pathologists,
and speech, language and hearing scientists. For information on protection
against noise‑induced hearing loss, call the ASHA Action Center
(800‑638‑8255), Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To find an
audiologist in your area, visit www.asha.org/findpro. Parents can find helpful
information about how to protect their children's hearing and how to teach
them about safe listening at www.listentoyourbuds.org, an ASHA award‑
winning public education campaign sponsored in part by CEA.
A safety tip from the Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads
Street, Arlington, VA 22202 and the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing
Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.