Occupational health became a practice for outdoor work like construction or offshore areas. How about occupational health experiences in the office?

Dear Dr. Gul,

Indoor offices need more of health awareness because employees engage in some unsafe practices which are detrimental to their health. Such practices include improper managing of power source, pile loads of papers/documents close to power socket. careless and disorder arrangement of the office, poor ergonomics, what about poor house keeping. All these requires attention or else it can cause a big incident and loss to business.

Issues like ergonomics, slippery surfaces, trips/falls, radiation from computers, sitting for long hours & improper sitting positions, trailing cables, poor house keeping, etc are also issues under occupational health and safety

Occupational Health Practitioners conduct health risk assessments in offices as well and design occupational exposure profiles and then conduct medical examinations based on risks identified. These include ergonomics, visual display units, repetitive strain disorders. Lighting and air quality play a crucial role in office environment

Occupational Health is based on Accidents or Hazards

COVID has improved office maintenance and personal conscience levels of co workers.  Masks are in use in most places.

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Occupational health is very imp in the office related to ergonomics & computer vison syndrome 

The Office Worker contrary to popular belief has equal share of occupational hazards.

Extended working hours

Ergonomic stress causing mechanical back pains

Irregular meal times and bowel habits

Mental Stress caused by arbitrary targets and target shifting

Irregular sleep patterns - Shift work

Visual strain and computer glare leading to refractive visual errors

Passive smoking in shared office space

These and many more are very common but often neglected hazards in the office work place.

 

Occupational Health is a major practice in the field of work. A healthy workplace contributes to a healthy worker. Issues for office workplaces are the lack of good lighting, colours, (ergonomic issues) and many more.

Occupational health application in the office is often over look, but a very important area of course.

There is need for applicationnof standard operating procedures for simple tasks like lifting, climbing to place items on the shelf, replacement of light bulbs, fire safety /electrical safety at work; which are often over look and can result in injury/ injuries.

Application of good house keeping is also very important such as none blockage of emegency outlets in the office environment.

Finally, the role of ergonomics at work place for overall well being and improved performance of the workers.