10 Steps for a Healthy & Safer Environment in Office

With this new era of modernization and development of technology, man is getting more machine-oriented. In our busy schedule we don’t have ample time to look at our health. Today life is very much hectic and we know how difficult it is to make time to get to the pharmacy, schedule appointments or call for your health information. This ignorance to health is the major reason behind increase of chronic and viral diseases all over the world. Do you have ever wondered the amount of mental and physical pressure we undergo almost everyday while we are at work. We are here for you to provide you a reliable current information to help you cope with any emergency medical conditions at your organization. Read on to find out some health tips and information which will make you and your colleagues thrive well at your office.

An emergency medical condition can arise anywhere and an office is not an exception. Any organization should be well equipped with the basic medical amenities to provide its employees a safe and healthy environment to work.

10 Steps to a Healthier & Safer environment in Office

1. First-Aid Kit

Every office should ensure that it has an effective first aid box comprising of an antiseptic, band-aids, bandages, medicines and antibiotic ointment. This first aid kit is of immediate help in case of emergency cases.

2. Emergencies

A person working in an office can get affected by any one of the following conditions , which may give rise to immediate medical attention:

Electrical Shock & Burns
Choking/Breathing problems
Dehydration
Vomiting/Nausea
Fatigue
Bleeding Injuries
Insect Bite

In any of the above cases, attention should be drawn to the patient’s first aid. The affected person should be given proper medication and if the symptoms are severe, a physician should be called as soon as possible.

3. Personal care

While you are working at a desk or computer, follow these steps:

Adjust your chair, keyboard, and screen to reduce back and neck stress.

Try not to sit in a same position for more than an hour at a time. get up or change positions often.

Relax your tired eyes for sometime

4. Health Expert

A health expert can guide a person on his current health condition and accordingly the patient can get further treatment. If an office has such an expert then not only the patient’s primary care will be supplemented but also the health expert will keep a record of different physicians in his account.

5. Availability of Sick Room

There should be a provision for a sick room in an organization in case a person falls ill.

6. Cleanliness & Hygiene

A hygienic environment in an office is always desirable as it prevents the unnecessary growth of germs and bacteria.

7. Install Smoke Detectors

8. Keep a working fire extinguisher in the office.

9. Keep appliances away from water.

10. Be Safe & Sound

The last fact but not the least is your personal concern towards your health.

Do your organization have all these facilities? If not then take a step back from your busy schedule and rethink as ‘Prevention is better than cure’. A healthy body is a path to a healthy mind and let us all work together to create a healthy environment.