Climate in Working Environment

Introduction

The temperature of the workplace, the quantity and quality of light and noise levels are common factors in the workplace and when they reach excessive levels they are capable of affecting the health and productivity of the employees in a company. For example, inadequate humidity and heat can increase fatigue and cause potential health risks, noise can eventually cause people to lose their hearing and in other cases, makes it impossible to hear sounds clearly, such as warnings or alarms, which lead to accidents. Also, inadequate lighting leads to fatigue and hard work of precision.

However, these environmental conditions can be controlled by making work environments friendlier. In today's world companies are constantly developing techniques and procedures to regulate temperatures, provide adequate lighting and reduce noise in the working environment. Within a company the head of department such as HSE (Health Safety and Environment) must identify and change the conditions of work environment that can be harmful to the health of the employees and should collaborate with the Research and Development teams in order to suggest ways to improve them through practical solutions, because the human body regulates its body temperature actively and passively through heat generation and retention, and heat dissipation (Costello, Pp. 1693-1733).

The right climate is essential for a proper, humane working environment. The climate of the work environment is determined primarily by the air. Dependencies of the climate:

Air temperature (measured with thermometer)

Air movement (anemometer)

Water vapor pressure of the air (hygrometer)

Brightness temperature (globe thermometer)

These factors are measured at the workplace, this is especially true for jobs, especially with extreme climatic conditions (extreme values). In addition, extreme fluctuations are taken into account in particular the temperature. Extreme climatic fluctuations may weaken the human body (Nielsen, Pp. 16-18).

Discussion and Analysis

The climate is understood as a set of perceptions, beliefs and feelings that workers develop in relation to their organization and represent the background on which you outline the specific evaluations on their work leading to the real job satisfaction. Organizations seem to acquire a growing awareness that a good business climate is one of the elements / factors that contribute to improving and promoting the overall quality of work environments and therefore to increase the commitment of its employees.

A significant number of people spend time at work that is much longer than their time spent at home. From that fact, it can be said that the atmosphere in which they work affects on their mood and their productivity too. Therefore, an important task for any organization is to create and maintain a positive atmosphere in the workplace. There are some very accessible ways to improve the climate in the workplace.

Create a comfortable working environment

There are studies showing that natural lighting is important for the performance and attitudes of employees. A supportive, relaxed atmosphere in the office or the plant can undoubtedly contribute to the maintenance and cleanliness in all areas and enhance worker productivity.

Keeping the team spirit high:

There are a wide range of activities that help to ...