Noise, sound and listening

Awareness of handling with sound and protecting against noise damages is very important, starting at kindergarten and school and continuing during the whole work life. Protection requires knowledge about how noise can affect you and your health, as well as usage of protection equipment or room/workplace design.

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Examples

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The report “Teacher Survey: Sound in schools and its impact on learning and teachers’ wellbeing” captures the results of a pan-European survey conducted by European Schoolnet under its Future Classroom Lab initiative with the financial assistance of Saint-Gobain Ecophon.

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The mission of the Center for Public Health Workforce Development is to provide a link between our faculty and practice partners in teaching, research and the practice of public health. The continuing education activities are designed to strengthen the cooperation between the Center for Public Health Workforce Development and state and local public health practitioners.

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Health-promoting leadership training in day-care centres.

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Complete administrative tasks faster and easier. Reduce workload and achieve more time with the children.

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A project giving information on the impact of noise for learning and how to sensitize students for the problem and improve learning environments by understanding noise and acoustics.

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In the scope of the project “Make your school”, which is supposed to give students digital skills, this video is a tutorial on how to build a “Noise traffic light” to avoid noise pollution in the classroom and make the learning environment healthier.

A comic character for safety and health

Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin ...

Material for study and teaching for schools

Hearing Health provides material for teachers in compulsory schools to enhance the knowledge of their pupils about noise, their sound environment and about the protection of hearing damage.

The Independant Institute for environmental questions (UfU) in Berlins offers a a collection of materials about "Noise and Listening", which is available for all teachers in Berlin.

This project of the construction supervision council of the canton Zurich wants to sensitize pupils and give them knowledge about noise.

This website offers information on many different hazards at work, training courses on various topics, frequently asked questions and the possibility to ask questions.

This manual is a work of reference for the working environment in the building and construction industry. The manual provides guidelines on good working environment practice and on how the rules of the Working Environment Act can be followed within enterprises and on building sites.

Website providing information on noise at school and at the workplace, interior design and ergonomics.

Listening clubs take place on a regular basis once in a week in schools and kindergartens. Through active hearing and listening exercises pupils are trained in their perception while listening.

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Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin to rise awareness for OSH topics in a playful way. Eight books and one radio play have been released until now. This book can teach children how to concentrate on one single sound, how to listen.

Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin to rise awareness for OSH topics in a playful way.

The International Year of Sound (IYS 2020) is a global initiative to highlight the importance of sound in all aspects of life on earth and will lead towards an understanding of sound-related issues at the national and international level.

The Safe-in-Sound Excellence and Innovation in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ honor excellent hearing loss prevention (HLP) practices in the work environment.

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