Noise
Workstation layout should be configured
to suit the work pattern of each individual employee and the team
structure. People who work predominantly in a ‘processing’ mode
need to be screened from outside disturbances. These functions are
best located with work surfaces against acoustic dividers.
Most people, however, work in a combination
of modes; concentrated, creative and communicative. It is therefore
appropriate to provide an employee with one work surface that faces
a divider, screen or wall, giving isolation from noise, and a second
free-standing work surface that allows easy communication.
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