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Ergonomics - Noise and Ilumination in the Pharmaceutical Industry Cover

Ergonomics - Noise and Ilumination in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Open Access
|Nov 2023

Abstract

Applied ergonomics in the pharmaceutical industry, involves the design and adaptation of work spaces from the production area, equipment and tasks for operator safety, noise level and lighting, being the factors that create real discomfort. The noise is present in all machines in this industry, the noise level being the one that requires additional protection measures for some machines. In the following, the analysis of the data collected from the occupational medicine and the measurements carried out, it was found that the wearing hearing protection equipment and optimization of lighting are mandatory at the level of departments production, especially hearing protection is mandatory at the level of tablet presses, because the noise level is the highest with these machines.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2022-0039 | Journal eISSN: 1841-4036 | Journal ISSN: 1223-9666
Language: English
Page range: 185 - 190
Published on: Nov 23, 2023
Published by: Ovidius University of Constanta
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Alina Constantina Nastasie, Beatrice Severin, published by Ovidius University of Constanta
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