<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Open-plan office is a distraction to employee performance. According to a study by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, working in a noisy office with ringtones, business conversations and office equipment sounds can lead to heart disease, because workplace noise causes stress. The paper focuses on noise analysis in an open-office work environment, the effect of noise on the selected operational position, as determined by standardized noise exposure LEX, 8h. Based on the results obtained, appropriate measures were proposed.</p></abstract>

Open-plan office is a distraction to employee performance. According to a study by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, working in a noisy office with ringtones, business conversations and office equipment sounds can lead to heart disease, because workplace noise causes stress. The paper focuses on noise analysis in an open-office work environment, the effect of noise on the selected operational position, as determined by standardized noise exposure LEX, 8h. Based on the results obtained, appropriate measures were proposed.

Elimination of Excessive Noise at the Open Office Workplace

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Production Technologies

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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Open-plan office is a distraction to employee performance. According to a study by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, working in a noisy office with ringtones,...

Elimination of Excessive Noise at the Open Office Workplace

Pubblicato online: 03 set 2019

Pagine: 175 - 185

Ricevuto: 20 mag 2019

Accettato: 12 giu 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2019-0018

Parole chiave
Noise, open-office, simulation, assessment, measurement

© 2019 Pavol Čekan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Elimination of Excessive Noise at the Open Office Workplace

Pubblicato online: 03 set 2019

Pagine: 175 - 185

Ricevuto: 20 mag 2019

Accettato: 12 giu 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2019-0018

Parole chiaveNoise, open-office, simulation, assessment, measurement

© 2019 Pavol Čekan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Noise, open-office, simulation, assessment, measurement