An ergonomically designed workstation does wonders with employee productivity and directly improves business outcome. Now the question to be asked: does the same workstation equipment or design fulfill the need of everyone at the office? Or is it okay to use the same equipment or workstation for graphic designers or for a data entry operator […]
Category Archives: Occupational Health
Confused About Dust, Particulates and Fumes in the Workplace? Part 2: Smoke, Aerosols, Fumes and Mist
Confused about the meaning of dust, combustible dust, particulate matter, PM2.5, PM10, coarse particulates, fine particulates, inhalable particulates, respirable particulates, nanoparticles, smoke, black smoke, black carbon, fibers, fumes, aerosols and mists? Concerned about how these may affect health and safety of your workers? Uncertain about your legal responsibilities and how to manage these hazards at […]
Confused About Dust, Particulates and Fumes in the Workplace? Part 1: Dust and Particulate Matter
Confused about the meaning of dust, combustible dust, particulate matter, PM2.5, PM10, coarse particulates, fine particulates, inhalable particulates, respirable particulates, nanoparticles, smoke, black smoke, black carbon, fibers, fumes, aerosols and mists? Concerned about how these may affect health and safety of your workers? Uncertain about your legal responsibilities and how to manage these hazards at […]
The Challenge of E-Waste Management in Developing Countries
Life was much quieter and simpler when I started my HSE careers in the late 1970s – no electro-house music, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no internet, and no e-waste! Now computers, mobile phones, TVs and other electronic equipment can be found worldwide, even in the poorest communities. While the electronics/internet age unarguably has […]
Asia’s Arsenic Poisoning Crisis – What You Need to Know and What You Can Do About It
What some are calling the largest mass poisoning in history is happening literally under our feet! According to researchers from the University of California and Linkoping University, Sweden, “Bangladesh is grappling with the largest mass poisoning of a population in history because groundwater used for drinking has been contaminated with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic. It […]