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ACTIVITY NO.

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Working Environment Measurement

The monitoring team, Joshua Shem M. Barachina, Jennica B.

Dagdag, Jayson A. Lata, Vanessa Rose R. Obra, and Trisha May C.

Oplas, chose to monitor the working environment of the student

lounge at the University of the Cordilleras. The team is tasked to

measure the illumination, noise level, humidity, temperature, and

ventilation of the chosen area and compare it to the standards set

by the Sanitation Code of the Philippines. Downloaded applications

like galaxy sensor that measures temperature and humidity, sound

meter that measures the noise level, and light meter that measures

the illumination were used in monitoring the chosen area. In terms

of its ventilation, direct counting of natural ventilation was

conducted in this area. After conducting necessary procedures, the

illumination, noise level, humidity temperature and ventilation of

the area was measured as shown in figure 1.


Figure 1.a. Working Environment Measurement for
Temperature, Humidity and Illumination

Figure 1.b. Working Environment Measurement for


Noise Level

Figure 1. Result of Working Environment Measurement

Figure 1.a. shows the illumination of the area to be 100 lux

and as compared to the minimum lighting level of a cafeteria which

is 107.6 lux, the illumination of the student lounge passed the

minimum standard set by the Sanitary Code of the Philippines. In

terms of its humidity the team measured 36.2 percent, while the

recommended humidity is set to be ranging from 20 to 60 percent.

Thus, the humidity of the area is acceptable basing from the


recommended value of humidity. Measurement of temperature was also

shown in the same figure which is equal to 21⁰C, as compared to

the recommended temperature ranging from 20⁰C to 24.5⁰C, the

temperature of the chosen area met the recommended standard. Figure

1.b shows that the maximum noise level measured was 83 decibels,

while the standard noise level for cafeteria is ranging from 50 to

55 decibels. Higher value of noise level as compared to standard

noise level implies that the area is prone to physical hazard due

to excessive noise. When it comes to ventilation, there are some

parts of the chosen area that are open. The openings of the area

is greater than the minimum standard which is, one-fifth of the

floor area, and thus the workplace is properly ventilated. Figure

2 shows the ventilation of the area.

Figure 2. Ventilation of the Workplace


After comparing the measured data to the given standards, the

monitoring team identified that the employees working in the

student lounge are prone to physical hazard due to excessive noise.

Documentation:

Figure 3. Student lounge at the University of the Cordilleras


Figure 4. The monitoring team

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