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Discrimination at workplace and high blood pressure
The world in general and workplaces in particular are becoming a difficult place to be. A recent study published in Journal of the American Heart Association (JAMA) in April 2023 seem to suggest that those who experienced workplace discrimination developed high blood pressure. One of...
The 70-hour workweek: should India work so much?
Recently one of India’s IT leader and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, whom many including me hold in high esteem, sparked a debate when he spoke about working for 70-hours per week. In the past, many Indian leaders have voiced similar views. Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO...
Occupational (work-related) health risks and sustainable energy transition
The traditional oil and gas sector, now called as energy sector is witnessing major changes. Conventional energy sources like oil (petrol, diesel etc.) wood, charcoal etc. are being displaced by ‘green energy’ to mitigate the dangerous and often irreversible effects of conventional energy on climate...
Work-life balance: an ingredient to make better managers
Recent research has indicated that having a work-life balance in your daily regime may make you a better manager. Isn’t it something to pursue? Is there a role for an Occupational Health physician here? Occupational Health (OH) as a medical specialty is evolving and hence...
Food and water safety at workplace
It is a moral responsibility of the food provider in case people get sick due to eating unsafe food provided. It is an Occupational Illness (OI) if the food provided by the employer leads to sickness in the employees. Food safety is important because unsafe...
Domestic workers and Occupational Health
Domestic work is an old occupation with ancient Mesopotamian (present day Iraq, parts of present-day Iran, Syria, Turkey and Kuwait) sources referring to it. Historically, domestic workers were employed by those who could afford a helping hand to do their daily chores. Domestic work was...
Breaks while working: good for health, wellbeing, performance, and safety
Actually, most of know taking breaks during working hours is good, without knowing why. Yet, we don’t take breaks – again we don’t know why. Taking breaks is important and equally important is to know why, where, when and how to take those breaks. The...
AI systems at workplace: an emerging concern in worker health
It is not for the first time in modern history that workers are worried that machines or a new technology will render them obsolete and outdated. However, it is for the first time that research is being done aptly to know if a new technology...
Fatigue amongst pilots: an Occupational Health and Safety concern
Fatigue is a feeling of being extremely tired. It is a feeling of constant exhaustion, burnout or lack of energy. Fatigue is associated with a strong feeling of sleep. Everyone is aware that fatigue can lead to accidents, wrong decisions etc. Yet people try to...
Founder, occupationist.com
We all work, so some of our diseases could be occupational.
Dr Ajay Sati is a medical graduate from Grant Medical College, Mumbai. He has post-grad qualifications in OH. This site is to make people aware that occupations can also cause disease and to be mindful of that. Individuals, MSMEs or large corporations can contact him for queries on OH issues. He has worked almost 30 years as an OH physician, mostly with MNCs in India and the Middle East. He has been blogging for decades on beingwell.in, making him perhaps India's first health blogger. beingwell.in is a website devoted to wellness, and is being currently reconstructed.
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