Health of employees at the open space offices
Authors:
Kobylková Blanka; Straková Jana
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra ošetřovatelství, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno
vedoucí doc. PhDr. Miroslava Kyasová, Ph. D.
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 65, 2013, No. 1-2, s. 14-18.
Category:
Original Papers
Overview
Objective of the present research survey was to analyze opinions of respondents concerning working conditions, psycho-social and medical aspects of the open type space kinds of offices. For the collection of data the authors used the questionnaire method and the respondents represented employees working in the large-space offices fulfilling the criteria of open space office. In their answer the responders stated mainly the limited possibility to have a rest, to relax, and dissatisfaction with the illumination conditions at the workplace. In the area of acoustic conditions, 68.1% of the respondents were not satisfied similarly to 69.1% respondents in the area of microclimate. Identification of the employees with the open space type of workplace proved to be individually different, and 38.3% respondents considered the place convenient or rather convenient, whereas 56% respondents felt the place inconvenient or rather inconvenient. Keywords: open space workplace – working conditions – psycho-social aspects – medical aspects – employees
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