The Impact of Hearing Dysfunction in Older Workers on Ergonomic Guidelines for Workplace Design

The research focuses on the growing presence of older workers in the labour market, who are particularly susceptible to hearing problems due to natural changes and long-term exposure to noise. Workplace noise greatly affects health and productivity, so we have created a model to evaluate and categorize workplaces based on ergonomic aspects of hearing exposure.. The model involves analysing key factors such as sound frequencies, duration of noise exposure and measuring employees' hearing ability. The research should enable employers and ergonomics experts to adapt workplaces to older workers, contributing to higher job satisfaction, better work performance and quality of life. The results offer practical guidelines for enhancing the work environment and are valuable to both employers and researchers in ergonomics and occupational safety.