Author/Editor		Molan, Marija
Title		Vpliv hrupa na razpoložljivost delavcev v novih tehnoloških okoljih
Translated title		The influence of noise on the availability of workers in new technological environments
Type		članek
Source		Sanitas et labor
Vol. and No.		Letnik 4, št. 1
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 107-22
Language		slo
Abstract		Noise can have an important influence on psychic functions, the perception of information, its processing and on decision-making. These functions are affected by the levels of noise that are below the values defined as being harmful to health. The efficiency of cognitively demanding tasks decreases significantly in a noisy environment. This is proved by several studies carried out in working environments and by the investigations into the influence of environmental noise on the ability of children to learn how to read and write, which are two extremely difficult tasks. Workers in ocean rooms are required to perform cognitively relatively demanding tasks, which is made difficult due to annoying noise of telephones, computers and co-workers. The results of the analysis of the availability of these workers show that in comparison with workers who perform cognitively similar tasks in ordinary offices they feel worse, their motivation is much lower and they believe they are more overloaded. It is therefore necessary to reduce the level of noise in the working environment to maintain suitable availability of workers in ocean rooms. Some measures which have already proved efficient have been proposed.
Summary		Hrup lahko bistveno vpliva na psihične funkcije, zaznavanje informacij, njihovo obdelavo, procesiranje in odločanje. Na te funkcije vplivajo ravni hrupa, ki so pod vrednostmi, opredeljenimi kot zdravju škodljiv hrup. Učinkovitost na kognitivno zahtevnih nalogah v hrupnem okolju bistveno upade. To dokazujejo nekatere študije iz delovnih okolij ter iz proučevanj vpliva okolnostnega hrupa na opismenjevanje in učenje branja otrok, ki sta izjemno zahtevni nalogi. Od delavcev v pisarnah oceanskega tipa se zahteva izvajanje kognitivno relativno zahtevnih del, ki pa jih je zaradi motečega hrupa telefonov, računalnikov in sodelavcev težko izvajati. Rezultati analize razpoložljivosti teh delavcev kažejo, da je njihovo počutje slabše, da je bistveno nižja motiviranost in bistveno večje doživetje preobremenjenosti kot pri delaveih, ki opravljajo kognitivno podobna dela v pisarnah zaprtega tlpa. Za ohranjanje ustrezne razpoložljivosti delavcev v pisarnah oceanskega tipa je zato potrebno zmanjšati raven hrupa v delovnem okolju. Predlagani so nekateri ukrepi, ki so se že izkazali kot učinkoviti.
Descriptors		OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL AUDITORY THRESHOLD WORKPLACE WORKLOAD STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL MENTAL FATIGUE