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Occupational health and safety is an integral part of workplace management. Many precedents have enforced legislation and guidelines which ensure that workers can create optimal standards of safety, protection and awareness. In the office environment there is a greater emphasis on the importance of education in relation to workers actions and nature of the physical environment. ... In examining these issues we can further find means to improve and develop our personal efforts at ensuring a safe work environment. ... Once again individual needs must be considered, people with respiratory problems (such as asthmatics) may suffer health problems if ventilation is insufficient. ...
Ergonomics
Another important aspect in relation to occupational health and safety is ergonomics. Ergonomics is the way people “interact” with their surroundings, it refers to those interactions which take place with office equipment- for example: a poorly positioned chair results in bad posture (which can then lead to spine and back injuries).
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