Work-related eye illnesses: the need to take care
Taking care of the eyes and protecting them while working or even otherwise, should not be ignored; not just to prevent injuries but also eye illnesses. At workplaces, the role of OH physician in protecting eye health is of utmost importance. In USA, around 65,000...
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...
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...
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...
Health risks to a kitchen worker due to manual work
Kitchens are of at least 4 types – home kitchen, roadside kitchen, restaurant kitchen and cloud kitchen. Anyone working in a kitchen is a kitchen worker and is prone to certain health risks. What are they? We won’t discuss about the injuries that can happen...
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...
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...
