Third wave in India
No one can predict with any greater accuracy than logic about the advent of the 3rd wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India. When will it strike, how lethal will the strike be, how long will it last etc. One thing is certain - that...
It hasn’t been easy working from home
Since March 2020 most of us have been confined to a new life - working from home (WFH), which initially looked like something we were waiting for. However, after the initial charm of WFH waned off, life hasn't been easy. The excitement to WFH was...
Access to Occupational Health (OH)
Only a handful of large corporations offer OH services to their employees. How can an individual or a not-so-affording MSME get access to OH services. Is provision of OH access to all as difficult as setting up a ICU in planet Mars! Wherever there are...
Triggers and protocols to reopen offices
In the context of a pandemic, offices reopen once the government declares that it safe to do so. In addition companies develop their own prompts or triggers to reopen. What are these triggers? The government has its triggers based on which it reopens the economy....
Role of OH (Occupational Health) physician during pandemic
Business owners and employees who did not have any OH support to guide them while working from home will be surprised to know about the advantages of having one. Timely and precise advice by OH specialist resulted in less confusion to face the new challenges...
Health risk assessment for employees working from home
HRA (health risk assessment) shouldn't be forgotten just because employees are working from home. Home is their new office and hence HRA remains a good practice to identify risks and mitigating them to ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable). It is good to know the...
Health concerns of a shopkeeper
Of the many occupations, shopkeeper is one that is the most neglected, both by themselves as well as by the community in general. No one even considers it as an occupation; unfortunately not even the shopkeeper - a small survey by the author hinted. Even...
