workstation.

In the meantime, I'll make sure this concern is communicated clearly so we can work toward a
solution rather than putting you or future students in a position where they feel they have to
escalate to a refusal.

Thank you again for raising this and being transparent about how it’s affecting you.

2026-01-23, 15:22 - Me: | will be filing a refusal to work form, as | feel no student should ne
subject to that constant level of ambient noise 2 feet behind there heads. If | worked in a server
room, | would where ear plugs all day. AND, me head would not constantly be 2 feet away from
the server. | understand from an infrastructure perspective, it it not immediately feasible to
move the server racks. BUT, this is an issue that should have been identified during the plan
phase. It's a known fact, the servers produce a lot of noise and heat, and therefore it's ideal
placement would not be behind a workstation, and something would have been done in the
planning phase, to mitigate the extra noise and heat. 56-63 dB may not be within hearing
protection range, but is much too high for an office environment. If you gave me a office desk,
next to that server, | would tell you to find me another office.

2026-01-23, 15:48 - Me: | want someone from safety, to sit at that workstation for 10 hours and
tell me, to my face, that that is an acceptable level of noise, for what is basically and office
environment. This is not a server room, not the guideway, not vehicle. A lower level of ambient
ambient noise is to be excpeted, otherwise focus and concentration may suffer. My Bluetooth
speaker may be below 85aB, but | am not playing it in an open floor plan office environment, so
as not to disturb the concentration of my co workers.

2026-01-23, 15:52 - Me

It may not be loud enough by Worksafe standards to cause apparent hearing damage (over the
long term | do think | can be damaging), but it can have a definite effect on someone's physical
and mental health. It tests you patience to a point no person should have to deal with.
2026-01-23, 15:53 - Me: | thought at the start | could deal with the noise, but no longer. | refuse
2026-01-23, 15:57 - Me: | have personal steps that | take, because of my migraines, to deal
with constant, excessive, loud noise, but in a classroom environment, those tools are not
unavailable while | am trying to listen.

2026-01-23, 16:03 - Me: And any solution that still leaves workstation with a higher ambient
noise that the rest of the classroom, is unacceptable, and unfair to workstation 3.

2026-01-23, 16:12 - Me: Question: Did safety take samples though out the day (constant
monitoring and data logging) or did they do samples on the spot. One time samples are NOT
indicative of the over all day. What about when the servers get hot, and the fans spin up? What
a sound level samples obtained during those times? Or was it basically while the system is at
idle. There a BIG difference.

2026-01-25, 06:24 - in6:

Thank you for taking the time to explain your concerns in detail. | can hear how strongly you
feel about this and how frustrating the situation has been for you, particularly given the impact
you're describing on your migraines, focus and overall well being.

| understand that you’ve decided to proceed with a refusal to work. At this point, the next step is