Heart health and the OH physician
Every year 29th September is observed as World Heart Day. On this day, people are reminded about ways and means of taking care of heart. The reminder is necessary despite increase in deaths due to heart attacks. What does an Occupational Health (OH) physician employed...
Have you seen an employee fall asleep during meetings?
Do not be amused at the sight of a co-worker falling asleep during a meeting. If you notice the same worker falling asleep multiple times during the same meeting or in every meeting, it is time to alert the OH physician. The sleep disorder is...
Covid booster dose: 3rd dose or an annual event!
Wasn’t the second dose supposed to be a booster? What is the science behind the 3rd dose which is being labelled as booster? Is the 3rd dose being advocated for business reasons. These were the questions asked by friends and various callers. Should I take...
Working in a confined space
A confined space is an enclosed space that is not designed for continuous occupancy to work. It has restricted entrance or exit making it difficult to offer first aid, rescue or evacuate a worker. The confined space is a risk for the health and safety...
Reopening of schools – timing and methodology
Schools reopen upon government orders. Certain things being common, reopening of schools is different from reopening an office for multiple reasons. Let’s see what they are and discuss about the timing of reopening and its methodology. Offices have mature individuals who would follow the protocols...
Covid and dangers of small gatherings
Small gatherings like birthday parties, kitty parties, festivals are equally dangerous in spreading new covid infections. In a USA study published in June 2021 in JAMA, using administrative health care data on 2.9 million households, with information on birthdays and COVID-19 diagnoses for each household...
Is demasking in the office cabin ok during pandemic
Business owners and c-suite executives sit in cabins, rarely in open offices. Is it ok to de-mask just because you are seated in a cabin? I have some explanation to offer even if I do not have much scientific information on it. Once in an...
Ergonomics – what is it
Ergonomics is an art and science of helping to fit a job to the worker. Health problems occurs when a worker tries to fit to a job and work long hours. Example: A tall worker doing some job on a table for long hours can...
