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Publication date: 9 March 2015

Comparing high and low performers for noise control

Nikki Bell, Jennifer Lunt, Jennifer Webster and Tim Ward

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dimensions that distinguish high from low performing manufacturing companies in Great Britain with respect to controlling…

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dimensions that distinguish high from low performing manufacturing companies in Great Britain with respect to controlling noise. The findings should assist regulators and industry to develop interventions that help organisations to effectively manage noise, particularly amongst the low performers.

Design/methodology/approach

The research uses quantitative and qualitative methods. Survey data was obtained from 215 manufacturers and supplemented with 15 qualitative interviews to assess performance and individual, social, environmental and organisational influences on duty holders' decision making for controlling noise.

Findings

Relative to low performers, decision makers from high performing companies had: greater in-depth knowledge of noise risks and controls; taken steps to promote positive health and safety attitudes and values; were large companies; and faced fewer resource barriers (time, costs, staffing). Managers in small, low performing companies sought simple interventions with a practical focus.

Research limitations/implications

The differences reported between high and low performing companies showed a small magnitude of effect but these are considered significant in a health and safety context.

Practical implications

Improvements in training and education, and addressing workplace health and safety culture, are recommended as offering most potential to raise the standard of noise control.

Originality/value

To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to systematically assess the specific knowledge, attitudes, values and beliefs that employers hold about noise and the influence of social, environmental and organisational factors on manager’s decisions about noise controls.

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-03-2014-0007
ISSN: 1753-8351

Keywords

  • Management effectiveness
  • Qualitative research
  • Organizational culture
  • Psychological research
  • Health and safety
  • Occupational health and safety

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Book part
Publication date: 1 July 2004

Transport-Environment Issues and Countermeasures in Various Metropolises

Kazuaki Miyamoto, Surya Raj Acharya, Mohammed Abdul Aziz, Jean-Michel Cusset, Tien Fang Fwa, Haluk Gerçek, Ali S. Huzayyin, Bruce James, Hirokazu Kato, Hanh Dam Le, Sungwon Lee, Francisco J. Martinez, Dominique Mignot, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Janos Monigl, Antonio N. Musso, Fumihiko Nakamura, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Omar Osman, Antonio Páez, Rodrigo Quijada, Wolfgang Schade, Yordphol Tanaboriboon, Micheal A. P. Taylor, Karl N. Vergel, Zhongzhen Yang and Rocco Zito

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Urban Transport and the Environment
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/9780080470290-005
ISBN: 978-0-08-047029-0

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Publication date: 13 January 2010

Environmental Control

Tony Kazda, Bob Caves and Milan Kamenický

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Airport Design and Operation
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/9780080546438-020
ISBN: 978-0-08-054643-8

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Publication date: 12 November 2018

A psychoacoustical approach to resolving office noise distraction

Nigel Oseland and Paige Hodsman

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether noise is affected by psychological factors rather than simply by physical metrics. For example, personality type, age…

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The purpose of this paper is to determine whether noise is affected by psychological factors rather than simply by physical metrics. For example, personality type, age, perceived control and screening ability were explored, as well as the choice of primary workplace.

Design/methodology/approach

An online survey was conducted which resulted in 517 valid responses. The survey included the personality profiling along with questions related to noise and personal circumstances. The key noise metrics were perceived performance, ability to work, well-being and stress plus three noise indices: concentration, distraction and speech interference.

Findings

The survey revealed that personality type does affect noise perception, in particular extroversion and neuroticism. Perceived control, screening ability, age, workplace, design and focused work are also factors. Personal variables accounted for 25 per cent of the variance in the ability to carry out work, and for 40 per cent of the variance in concentration and speech interference.

Research limitations/implications

Whilst statistically significant differences were found for most of the psychological and personal variables, the size of effect was smaller than anticipated. This is likely because the survey was carried out across a range or workplaces, rather than in a laboratory, with a number of uncontrolled extraneous factors.

Practical implications

The research has resulted in the development of a design guidance document for controlling noise distractions based on more psychoacoustic, people-centred, principles than purely physical ones.

Originality value

Most acoustics research is conducted in the laboratory and focuses on the physical sound properties. This research took a psychoacoustic approach focusing more on psychological and personal factors, and was carried out in the real world.

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Journal of Corporate Real Estate, vol. 20 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-08-2017-0021
ISSN: 1463-001X

Keywords

  • Effective workspace
  • Noise distraction
  • Office acoustics
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Worker performance
  • Workplace psychology

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Book part
Publication date: 31 March 1997

Community Response to Airport Development

Robert Caves and Geoffrey Gosling

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Strategic Airport Planning
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/9780585474410-005
ISBN: 978-0-58-547441-0

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Publication date: 5 August 2015

Environmental Control

Tony Kazda, Bob Caves and Milan Kamenický

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Airport Design and Operation
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78441-870-020153020
ISBN: 978-1-78441-869-4

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Publication date: 1 April 1997

FANPAC

John Hutchinson

Examines the problem of noise level of civil aircraft engines. Focuses on two aspects of aircraft fan noise: cabin noise and community noise. Outlines the FANPAC programme…

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Examines the problem of noise level of civil aircraft engines. Focuses on two aspects of aircraft fan noise: cabin noise and community noise. Outlines the FANPAC programme launched in 1992 to assess techniques to control fan noise and describes two of the most promising liner designs. Reports on the progress made and suggests a follow‐on programme to explore further areas.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 69 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00022669710164420
ISSN: 0002-2667

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  • Aerospace engineering
  • Aerospace industry
  • Noise

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Publication date: 1 July 1984

Analysis: acoustics in the office

Adequate protection from external noise and vibration, adequate control of noise emission to keep the neighbours happy, control of office services plant and equipment to…

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Adequate protection from external noise and vibration, adequate control of noise emission to keep the neighbours happy, control of office services plant and equipment to avoid poor working conditions, optimum layout, finishes and fittings for good acoustics and appropriate sound insulation, special acoustic applications — this article, by Jeffrey Charles of Bickerdike Allen Partners, is concerned with the technical know‐how necessary for good acoustic conditions in and around the office, and the actions the facilities manager can and should take to achieve them.

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Facilities, vol. 2 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018716
ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 1 January 1955

Time and Motion Study Volume 4 Issue 1

THE potentialities of television in industry were referred to by this journal (March, 1954) when we reported on the Pye TV unit which had been installed in the National…

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THE potentialities of television in industry were referred to by this journal (March, 1954) when we reported on the Pye TV unit which had been installed in the National College of Rubber Technology, enabling shop floor demonstrations to be seen in detail by large numbers of students in the lecture theatre some way off.

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Work Study, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048072
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 1 July 1975

The Control of Aircraft Noise

J.B. Large

1. Aircraft Noise—Its effect on people OF all the environmental noise sources, aircraft noise has received the most notoriety over the longest period of time. Aircraft…

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1. Aircraft Noise—Its effect on people OF all the environmental noise sources, aircraft noise has received the most notoriety over the longest period of time. Aircraft noise is generally assumed to be a product of the jet age, but in 1939 in the United Kingdom, the Gorrell Committee on Control of Flying gave noise control the highest priority. However, it was not until post‐World War II that the public became disturbed by the continued high level of military aircraft operations, and this disturbance was aggravated by the rapid introduction of jet‐powered aircraft. Civil aviation developed rapidly and, as airports increased in size, and as aircraft movements doubled every five years, the surrounding communities expanded to the airport boundaries. These conditions of growth provided the ingredients for the aircraft noise problem. In the United Kingdom, all the major airports grew from military installations where little regard had been given to the environmental impact of these sites on the surrounding communities.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 47 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035260
ISSN: 0002-2667

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