Health challenges involved in office work 13 Articles

by Lisa Doherty

We don't often think of work as a place that could be potentially hazardous to our health, but in truth, what we do for eight to ten hours every day could be the source of many physical maladies. While we cannot quit our j...read more

by Kelly Dekker

People with physically demanding jobs often think that working in an office is a pampered life, but sitting in that chair all day, pecking away at the computer creates its own health problems. Rock hard shoulders and ...read more

by Keith Bailey

The layout of a typical office is conducive to creating health challenges for workers. Most office spaces are poorly designed cubicle labyrinths the cram as many workers into an area as possible. Because of constricted...read more

by Sherry Law

HEALTH CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN OFFICE WORK In 1911, 146 workers (mostly women and young girls) were killed in a disastrous fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Unsafe working conditions and a locked...read more

by Zoa Virginia Wilson

Today, our country is a chemical-dependent, economically driven, industrialized contraption. As such, our workplace environment has become contaminated creating much controversy. Most of us are unaware of the self-destruct...read more

by Melissa Glenn

Most of us don't consider office work to be detrimental to our health. Recent studies have proved however; that many of us experience both mental and physical health challenges in our office environment. Any work environm...read more

by Alexandra Heep

It may come as a surprise to a lot of people that office work can create health problems, just like its blue-collar colleague. While people in more physical occupations face more visible health issues and challenges, the ...read more

by Ashley Thompson

Does a truly safe working environment exist? The answer to this question depends on the definition of safe. Any environment has safety risks, some more than others. We tend to believe that the office setting is generall...read more

by Cicely Richard

Working in an office is a fact of life for most people in the world. With the workplace becoming a 24-hour entity, people spend more hours behind a desk than they did years ago. The long hours of sitting at a desk, with li...read more

by John Campbell

The conditions under which an office worker exists week after week can be a recipe for a number of health issues like back pain, eye problems and weight issues caused by a lack of activity. Back pain is one of the leading ...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

There was a time when office work was considered easy and relativity safe job choice. And in the big picture it may still be. On the other hand new concerns are being brought to light every day in office situations. We...read more

by Paul Immanuel

For every 1 blue-collared worker in the United States today, there are 2 while-collared worker. Whilst there is a recognition that there are physical dangers associated with doing manual work, fewer people realise that wor...read more

by Ardane

Often times, when I worked at FedEx with it's rampant oblivious behavior concerning worker safety and such, I pondered how nice and healthy it would be to work in an office environment not having to worry about things like...read more