Ergonomics & Human factors 2018
Archives of Medicine
ISSN: 1989-5216
Page 44
July 26-27, 2018
Rome, Italy
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Edition of International Conference on
Ergonomics &
Human Factors
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ost of the work people perform in closed rooms. However,
proper attention previously has not been directed to the
problem of people working in offices without natural ventilation.
The subject of this study is the influence of the HVAC system
on health, working ability, absenteeism and the satisfaction of
people working in an office without natural ventilation. There is no
known ergonomic research that previously dealt with this topic,
taking into account the above-mentioned specificity. A case study
was conducted, which included fifteen employees of a branch
of a company engaged in the provision of telecommunication
services. Employees in the branch office of this company perform
tasks in several rooms where no natural ventilation is applied. In
view of this, special attention is paid to the practice of maintaining
the HVAC system. An original questionnaire specially formulated
for this purpose was used, which was answered by the staff of
the company that maintains the HVAC system for the mentioned
company. In addition, an adapted general health questionnaire
was used, which also included issues related to the impact of the
work environment on working ability and the satisfaction with the
existing air quality. The results of the conducted research show
what are the most pronounced health problems of the workers.
It is concluded that in order to maintain the health of workers in
offices without natural ventilation, a comprehensive approach
is required, which involves more strict air control that involves
additional measurement of certain parameters of the air quality in
regular intervals, as well as additional education of staff of firms
who maintain HVAC systems.
Biography
Jovana Stevanovic is a graduated manager. She finished studies at Faculty
of organized sciences in Belgrade. During the studies, she started to volun-
teer thanks to Faculty which organized several summer practices (Depart-
ment of the Institute for children’s summer camp, BancaIntesa, aprivate firm,
called KBC-net, etc). After studies, she decided to try herself in NGO sector.
She was a Leader of Event Team in ESN Belgrade organization, a non-profit
international student organization, whichmission is to represent internation-
al students in Belgrade. Also, she was a part of the organizing team of the
School of Skill in section HR and Marketing. The project is designed so that
students of Belgrade University, various colleges, provide knowledge of the
skills that are needed during and after the study, and the relationships be-
tween people, incentives for progress and the ethics that should be kept on
the job. There she was a team leader of FR (Finance Resources) Team. In
the end she enrolled at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the direction:
industrial engineering where on the subject Ergonomics, she exploring the
influence of the working environment on the productivity of employees
.
jovanastevanovic1989@gmail.comSome effects of HVAC system in specific working environment
- a case study
Jovana Stevanovic
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Jovana Stevanovic, Arch Med 2018, Volume 10
DOI: 10.21767/1989-5216-C1-002