The Health Risk In Your Office

The Health Risk In Your Office

Common health risks in your office

 

▶When sitting in front of a laptop or computer, the body must be positioned centrally to the monitor and keyboard.
▶You must sit up straight with feet rested flat on the floor. If this is not possible, a footrest must be used.
▶Thighs must ideally be horizontal with the knees and level with the hips.
▶Your desk might be fairly tidy but having your mouse, phone and keyboard spread all over the desk could be causing you to over-reach.
▶Spending the times in the office may not be our favourite activity, but the office should be having an impact on our health.high stress means we produce more cortisol, a hormone in the blood.
▶If the levels of cortisol remain too high, this affects the immune system and our bodies become more susceptible to stress-related colds and flu viruses.
▶Your desk might be fairly tidy but having your mouse, phone and keyboard spread all over the desk could be causing you to over-reach.
▶According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , around 22,649,460 people are employed in jobs defined as office and administrative support occupations. However, this figure does not include other occupations, like management roles, business and financial operations occupations or computer or laptop jobs that are also likely to be based in office environments.