Effect on mental health due to inadequate or poor safety systems at workplace
We hardly think about what effect a poor or inadequate safety system could have on mental health. We are aware that it can physically harm, but a UK study published in May 2020 in Occupational Medicine journal indicates that inadequate or poor safety systems does...
Occupational Health for occupational success
If one is to achieve success in the chosen occupation, then inclusion of Occupational Health (OH) is necessary. This is because sometimes an illness can be a hinderance to rise in corporate ladder or even in a personally run business. It is even more daunting...
Stress due to social media, resilience and the OH physician!
With the advent of various apps, data being freely available and internet charges being affordable there is too much happening on the web leading to information overload. That it causes stress is no surprise. What is surprising is that most of those who are stressed...
Coffee break, work performance, leadership, and occupational health
Sidney Harman, cofounder of Harman Kardon music systems was told in 1968 that his company’s factory at Bolivar, Tennessee, USA was having a crisis. Harman rushed to the factory and saw a ‘raw, ugly and, in many ways, demeaning’ facility. The crisis was that men...
BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and OH (Occupational Health)
To mitigate the effects of severe heat on cricket players, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly decided to introduce drinks break after 10 overs of each innings. Usually, T20Is don’t have drinks breaks but the ICC first introduced it during...
How to identify risks to your health arising due to work
Should you as an individual know about the risks to your health that could arise due to work, workplace or working condition (3Ws), or even an external environment. Well, knowing risks to your health around you will help you take some basic precautions to prevent...
Virtual Occupational Health: worth considering by organizations
The covid pandemic forced many industries to transition to virtual working, if not fully, then to a large extent. Complex works were successfully managed virtually. As a result, the world learnt a new way of working, virtually. During pandemic, home became the new office and...
Chernobyl nuclear accident 1986: poor ergonomics as one of the causes
Incorrect ergonomics or its absence not only causes aches and pains (musculoskeletal disorders) but can also cause industrial disasters, including a nuclear accident. A scientific paper by VM Munipov (1992) emphasized that unless the ergonomics lessons are fully learned, a similar disaster like the Chernobyl...
