Noise at my workstation

Maja Strzelecka, first year student of Organizational Management at University of Science and Technology in Wrocław, Faculty of Management,
Course name: Work Environment Physics

WHAT IS NOISE? PLACE OF LIVING

All disturbing, annoying, strenuous and hazardous On the fist floor, so I
soundsinfluencing the hearing organ and other senses of a can hear people on
human body are considered as noise. the street, but the
street itself is quite
HOW TO CALCULATE SOUND LEVEL?
quiet. Noise from the
Lt = 10 log10 [log–1 (L1/10) + log–1 (L2/10) busy streets are
Where separated by the
Lt = total sound level, L1 = a sound level, L2 = another river.
sound level

MEASURING THE NOISE LEVEL IN MY ROOM

To measure noise we use NOISEMAPPING application. To
calculate the noise level in my room I had to consider sources of
noise that are surrounding me. In my case it was the street,
becouse I live on the first floor, so I am quite close to the noise,
and all the sounds coming from the street are quite clear, due to
the fact, that I have huge windows. Other sources are my
neighbours and my roommate. Walls in our apartment are slim,
so I can hear almost everything what she is doing

Having in consideration all of noise sources mentioned above,

noise level in my room is equal to 32dB, but of course there are
many cases when it is higher. For example, when our neighbours
are doing some remodeling in their apartment or even making
meals in the kitchen by my roomate, vaccuming and so on. In this
cases noise level in my room can reach to 55dB.

LEGAL STANDARDS IN POLAND

35 dB - in rooms for mental work requiring high concentration
40 dB - in administrative rooms without internal noise sources
45 dB - in administrative rooms with internal noise sources
55 dB - in administrative and office rooms
65 dB - in secretariats and customer service offices
75 dB - for premises with noise sources

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF NOISE CONCLUSIONS

• circulatory disorders
• tinnitus
• chronic fatigue
• sleep problems
• cognitive impairment, especially in children
Sounds above 85dB have negative impact on our health
Sound levels of 120 dB are physically perceptible by humans. At
these values, noise causes pain, and above 130 dB, permanent
mechanical noise damage to hearing can occur.
Noise level in my room is acceptable,
there are no contraindications for me to
work in my room even all day. This level
of noise won’t have impact on my health
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