Noise, sound and listening

Upsi

A comic character for safety and health

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

Sound in Schools and its Impact on Learning and Teachers’ Wellbeing

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.

Center for Public Health Workforce Development

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.

FUEHR’GESUND – Lead Healthy

Health-promoting leadership training in day-care centres.

Digital application for educators in daycare centers/nursery schools

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

Learning without noise

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.

Make your school – how to build a noise traffic light

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.

Hearing Health

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.

Noise and listening

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.

Raising awareness of soft and loud noise

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

OSH Reps

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

Håndbogen

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.

Acoustics, interior, ergonomics

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

Promotion of listening in listening clubs at school

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.

UPSI and the loud sea bear

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.