Health problems faced by air traffic controller (ATC)
An Air Traffic Controller (ATC) controls air traffic in the airport as well as in the skies when an aircraft is within vicinity of airport it is intending to land. ATCs use radar, computers, or visual references to do the job. They usually manage multiple...
Has Bumrah introduced OH in Indian sports
Jasprit Bumrah’s statement after the Dubai debacle in a cricket match recently against New Zealand seems to have unintentionally introduced OH (Occupational Health) in Indian sports. OH is a medical specialty that deals with preventing illness (especially work-related) and improving performance, in addition to many...
Is the school/college causing illness in your child
The act of a child going to school or college to study is no less than an adult going to a workplace to do a job (work). The child is engaged in the act of ‘occupation of studying’ now for an ‘occupation for wages’ in...
Ergonomic chair: for better sitting comfort
The pandemic has introduced many new words in the minds of people, especially office-goers who started working from home; one of these words is ergonomics, the other being mental health. Both, ergonomics and mental health are some of the silent pandemic that have the potential...
Health risks due to 3D printing
Use of 3D printing (3DP) is on the rise. Few users know that 3D printers emit ultrafine particles (UFP) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), some of which are known irritants, carcinogens, and odorants. As the use of 3D printing devices increases in classrooms and homes,...
Work-related (occupational) health concerns in construction industry
Construction industry poses many hazards to its workers – noise, manual handling, stress, fatigue, and many more. In 2020, HSE (Health & Safety Executive) in UK (United Kingdom) reported that 81,000 construction workers suffered from work-related (occupational) ill health (new or long-standing) in 2020. Those...
Occupational Health inputs in projects
Should a project make the people involved in it sick during its execution or even after completion, and should it make sick those who occupy it subsequently? Sickness during project and afterwards generally happens but are often overlooked because of: lack of awareness its mild...
World Mental Health day 2021
The campaign slogan for World Mental Health Day 2021 is Mental health care for all: let’s make it a reality. The covid-19 pandemic affected most of us, especially some groups such as, health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing...
