Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management by Valeria Belvedere & Alberto Grando

Author:Valeria Belvedere & Alberto Grando
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119285373
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2017-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

5.3.1.5 Noise

Although the main source of noise is indisputably linked to the transportation system of goods and passengers and, to a lesser extent, the performance of manufacturing activities, the phenomenon of noise disturbance is highly significant due to the number of persons affected. Indeed, it is estimated that in European cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants, at least 67 million people are exposed to average intensity noise of more than 50 dB within the timeframe of 24 hours. By extending the analysis to smaller cities, this number increases by a further 33 million (EEA, 2014a). The choices on where to locate logistic facilities (namely warehouses and distribution centres) and production plants, determining the size of the flow of goods and the related traffic, affect the quality of life of the people resident in the areas in question, who, due to the persistence and intensity of the noise produced, may suffer from pathological illnesses, such as anxiety, sleep disturbances and even forms of serious hypertension and cardiovascular problems (Bodin et al., 2015; Sygna et al., 2014; Van Kempen et al., 2002).

The noise produced in manufacturing processes in particular affects the well-being of employees, especially those working in production. Even if policies on safety at work in some cases impose the use of devices capable of limiting the effects of increased audio stimulation (such as the use of hearing-protection tools), the need to use technical solutions capable of reducing noise pollution is abundantly clear and is being assessed more and more often by many companies (Calabriso et al., 2015; Ahmed et al., 2014).

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