Ocena hałasu tonalnego w środowisku pracy
Evaluation of tonal noise in work environment

Summary/Abstract: Noise as a stressor may contribute to the development of various types of illnesses, cause distraction, hinder work and reduce employee’s productivity. The elements of the technical equipment of the building as well as office equipment can emit perceptible tonal sounds. The widespread presence of these devices in the work environment potentially translates into several hundred thousand jobs in Poland that may relate to this issue. Numerous literature reports indicate that the annoyance of the tonal noise assessed subjectively is greater than that of the broadband noise. In the assessment of the working environment, there are no criteria regarding the tonal noise either in the rooms (building standards) or in the field of noise at workplaces (assessment in terms of annoyance). The article reviews existing legislation, analyses literature data and provides the results of surveys regarding the tonal noise annoyance carried out in CIOP-PIB.

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