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Ergonomics & Human factors 2018 Archives of Medicine
ISSN: 1989-5216 Page 23
July 26-27, 2018
Rome, Italy
1 st Edition of International Conference on
Ergonomics &
Human Factors
Noise is recognized as an important stress factor in
numerous workplaces. Despite legal regulations and
recommendations for the highest allowed noise levels, there are
still many problems in practice resulting from noise exposure
such as hearing loss, stress and significant discomfort. We
studied the influence of noise on workers in two different
environments: a technical high school and a manufacturing
company. In both cases measurements of noise levels and
corresponding frequency noise analyses were performed.
In order to study personal noise perceptions, the workers
also completed an extended research survey. A comparison
between the survey’s results and experimentally determined
noise levels gives new insights into the health risks of noise
exposure in two very different working environments.
Recent Publications
1. Gajšek B, Vujica Herzog N, Butlewski M, Đukić G (2017)
Research opportunity: incorporation of human factors
in order picking system models. Zeszyty Naukowe
Politechniki Poznańskiej : Organizacja i Zarządzanie,
72:45-61.
2. Vujica Herzog N, Zavec Pavlinič D, Kuzmanović
BD, Buchmeister B (2016) Thermal manikin and its
stability for accurate and repeatable measurements.
International journal of simulation modelling, 15:676-
687,
3. Šauperl O, Vujica Herzog N, (2014) Workplace design
in the clothing shop by considering anthropometry.
Asian academic research journal of multidisciplinary,
1:107-122.
4. Vujica Herzog N, Vujica Beharić R, Beharić A,
Buchmeister B (2014). Ergonomic analysis of
ophthalmic nurse workplace using 3D simulation.
International journal of simulation modelling, 13: 409-
418.
5. Polajnar A, Vujica Herzog N, Buchmeister B, Jevšnik
S (2012), Strains and stresses of workers caused by
exposure to noise. Collegium antropologicum, 36:899-
909.
Biography
Natasa Vujica Herzog is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechan-
ical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Her research area is oper-
ations and production management in particularly ergonomics. She is au-
thor or co-author of more than 100 publications, several original scientific
articles published in international journals, monographs, and chapters in
scientific books.
Noise effects: measured noise levels versus personal
perceptions
Natasa Vujica Herzog1, Borut Buchmeister 1 and Lea Spindler1,2
1University of Maribor, Slovenia
2Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Natasa Vujica Herzog et al., Arch Med 2018, Volume 10
DOI: 10.21767/1989-5216-C1-002