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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...
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Eye discomfort at workplace: take steps now 

Eye discomfort use to happen even a few decades ago but were much lesser and the reasons were different. Eye discomforts were found in the elderly, those doing a lot of data entering work in register books, and due to inadequate (dim) lighting. Good lighting...
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Occupational Health issues in call-centre workers 

Every occupation has the potential to cause injuries and illnesses in workers. It is immaterial if the worker is from the top management or otherwise; is white-collared or otherwise. In a high-profile industry, depending on the job, the robot is both the new blue-collar as...
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AI, U & OI 

It is basically about how AI (Artificial Intelligence) affects U (you) and can potentially cause OI (Occupational Illnesses). Yes, AI can cause OI. How? Let us understand… AI is around 60 years old. At the beginning of 1950, John Von Neumann and Alan Turing were...