According to health and safety authority (2017) Noise is defined as unfavourable sound or too loud sounds such as blazer, phones, ambulance, wheelchairs, confused patients, radio, television in rest room and trolleys. The impact of sounds on hearing can be short term or long term. Short term deafness frequently happens after leaving a noisy place. The fact that hearing getting better within less hours, this should be not rejected as it is a symptom that leads to such sounds could be long term damage. European agency for safety and health at work (2015) explain the impact of noise at work as follows.
1. Hearing impairment can be cause mechanical blockage in our ears or damage to hair cells when sound is transmitted.
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Change equipment if there is a fault such as trolleys, wheel chair that causing noise they to replace it with a new or to repair it to reduce the noise.
Put warning signs to the workplace so the employees can be aware and be protected.
Hearing checks up should be carried out to see if employees are affected by the noise
6. Ensure the employees use personal protection equipment to eliminate or reduce the noise. Personal hearing protection such as ear plugs, or ear muffs are recommended.
7. Phone ringing-should answer immediately before it makes noise. (Connolly 2017)
8. Confused patience involve them in activity keep them busy or something interest them to minimise noise.
9. Mobile devices should be set up into beeps sounds to control the noise at work place. (Connolly 2107)
10. Reduce force on vibrating surfaces and reduce speed of movement.
Stress
H.S.E (2017) defines stress as a reaction or pressure someone feels when you have a lot do at the same time.
European agency of safety and health at work (2017) States that the risks associated with stress are:
Lack of qualified staff can cause stress in nursing home when are working with people who are not trained.
Getting patient on time such as bathing, dressing and feeding them. Getting ready for …show more content…
Make comfortable environment for the employees so that they will be able to do their job as it should be done because they will feel at free.
Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle
CCOH (2017) Explains why eating healthy at workplace important it state when employees make right decision towards their food choices. It influences their long term healthy wellness. Healthy eating at work can reduce stress and anxiety. It also increases your mood boost your energy and self-esteem.
Health Living (2012) States that the following are risks associated diet, exercise and lifestyle.
Poor eating habit and not exercise could be lead a toll on parts other than your waistline. It could also affect your productivity at work. Eating unbalance diet cause 66 percent rise the risk of productivity, while rare exercise is linked with a 50 percent increased risk of productivity. And smoking is linked with a 28 percent increased risk of loss productivity. The less you sleep the worse you work become.
Safety and Health cited by Connolly (2017)
Over weight if you are overweight you lose confidence in yourself this may result to performance at work. And you have high risk of getting heart