Wellbeing at workplace: survey of Indian employee
A recent joint report by two job providing website companies – Indeed and Forrester Consulting has found that more than 3 out of 4 of all workers in India reported low levels of wellbeing. The global average of thriving employees (that is, employees who experience...
The future of work in extreme heat
In the US and the Western European nations, July 2023 was a month of extreme heat rarely experienced by their citizens. This led to around 150 deaths in just 5 counties of American states. While writing this article, Maricopa County in Phoenix, for example, has...
Diversity and Inclusion in Occupational Health
Until few years back, Occupational Health (OH) essentially was one glove fits all – there were hardly any variations from the standard. But we now live in the world engulfed by the term D&I and with the advent of Gen Z at workplace in large...
End of Covid pandemic is not an end the good habits it taught
On Friday, 5th May, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the end of pandemic. The WHO on 11th March 2020 had declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Prior to this WHO had declared on 30th January 2020 the ongoing spread of infections as Public...
Carbon monoxide: a dangerous gas in homes, offices and factories
Presence of carbon monoxide (CM) can cause irritating symptoms and even death depending on its concentration in the ambient air. CM is present not just in factories and offices but in homes too. Basement car parking spaces are also a source where carbon monoxide (CM)...
Kharghar heatwave deaths: seek Occupational Health advice too!
Sunday, 16th April 2023 was a deadly day for 14 people who had come to attend a social rally to be addressed by A-list politicians in Kharghar, a suburb in Navi Mumbai, India. As they came to attend a socio-political rally, the 14 were dead...
PFAS reduction: a wellness initiative
Poly Fluro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals used in industrial and personal products. PFAS are also called as ‘forever chemicals’ because they have long half-life (not easily broken down) and hence persist in the environment, including human and animal tissues. PFAS have been detected...
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...
