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TUMSIFU YESU KRISTO. CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FR. VINCENT IRERI'S HOSPITAL BILL AND DEACON JOSEPH LOWOI'S ORDINATION. AMOUNT: KSHS 200 PER FAMILY. TREASURER'S No. 0712892742 - BONIFACE NDOLO  1. ANN MWANZIA  2. SIMON & MARTHA  3. JULIUS KYALO  4. ROSALIA & BONIFACE  5. BONIFACE & JOSEPHINE  6. SUSAN & TOM 7. ESTHER WANZA 8. ALEX KIIO 9. PAUL & NORAH  10. ALICE SHIBOKO 11. JOSEPHINE KANINI 12. MIRRIAM & ALEX  13. TINA & MARTIN  14. ANN MUIMI 15. FELISTA KAVWELE  16. FLORENCE KAKA 17. ISAAC & MILDRED  18. SIMON MULWA 19. ALICE WAIRIMU  20. CHARLES NDONYE  21. MARY WANJIRU  22. ELIZABETH KANANU 23. REGINA & GEOFFREY  24. INNOCENT & MERCY  25. GRACE MBURU 26. SELINA MUTUNGA 27. WINFRED NYAMAI 28. CHRISTINE & JOHN  29. PATRICK & EMMA 30. JACINTA & PETER  31. JANET WAMBUA  32. MIRRIAM KANYIVA 33. LYDIA NYAWIRA  34. CHRISTINE ACHIENG 35. PEGGY KAMO...

Noise Exposure   Exposure to hazardous noise at the workplace or at home can lead to permanent hearing loss or Tinnitus (ringing in the ear).  This damage can result from short exposure to loud noises, or prolonged exposure to lower levels of noise.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 22 million workers around the world are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year.  Here at Kenya railways I'm sure we're part of this statistic because our locomotives produce a lot of noise especially when they are being load tested. Some of our cranes also produce potentially damaging noise. (Front shop crane-) Whether you work in a workshop, sports venue, an entertainment establishment, or operate a jackhammer—hearing loss is preventable. Damage to hearing can occur if we are typically exposed to noise levels above 85 decibels over a period of 8 hours, or one-off burst of noise of 140 decibels or more.   Typical decibels ratings for some comm...