| The Cause:Machinery, people and the
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| | louder others get, the louder we get -
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| environment all contribute to noise in the
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| | setting off an out of control spiral of
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| workplace.Machinery, such as copiers,
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| | noise.Add to this the environment - box
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| printers, fax machines, fans, air
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| | like walls, ceilings and windows. The
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| conditioner, computers, phones and many
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| | sounds just get louder and louder by
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| other types of specialized equipment are a
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| | reflecting off the hard surfaces. This
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| source of noise in the workplace.People,
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| | creates more sickness, annoyance and
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| added to the above by talking, typing,
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| | reduced efficiency.The Solution:Reduce or
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| moving around and moving things around in
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| | eliminate the noise, either at the source
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| doing their work are another cause of
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| | or after the fact.It would be hard to
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| noise in the workplace.The environment
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| | eliminate people and still run a business.
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| also contributes to the noise by
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| | Usually, there is little we can do to
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| reflecting and amplifying noise off of
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| | reduce the noise that machines make.There
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| hard surfaces like walls, windows or
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| | are many ways to accomplish noise
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| ceilings. Vehicular traffic noise and
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| | reduction. The best, or course, is to
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| other worksites nearby also add to the
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| | build the structure with noise reduction
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| din.The Facts:Machinery noise is low
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| | in mind. Short of that, we can do a lot
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| frequency. Low frequency noise can cause
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| | to make it better.Methods:There are three
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| reduced efficiency and even make us sick.
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| | major methods of sound reduction and
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| Over time, it can do damage to internal
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| | control.Masking is the use of sound to
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| organs, if the amplitude is high enough.
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| | cover up the unwanted or annoying
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| Sometimes, noise problems in air
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| | noise.Absorption is the use of sound
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| conditioning or air conditioning ductwork
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| | absorbing or sound energy conversion
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| can cause the sickness rate to soar.People
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| | material to lessen noise.Deflection is the
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| noise is usually a higher frequency.
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| | use of sound reflective material to direct
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| Depending on the volume and pitch, this
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| | the excessive noise away.
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| can sometimes be extremely annoying. The
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