RISK FACTORS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN OFFICE ACTIVITY

Irina SEVERIN, Gabriela NĂLBITORU

Abstract


The paper aims to identify potential risk factors in office activities such as registration, administrative, financial, human resources, planning, purchasing a.s.o. where the operators perform operational tasks using computer and/or checking documentation on paper and/or digital registers or databases, prepare documents and work in open-space or in offices with numerous persons. The risk factors were identified as follows: electromagnetic field, power / dust, ozone, carbon monoxide, noise, and measured using dedicated equipment in multiple locations. Values exceeding the regulatory level are reported and a mitigation plan is proposed to encompass the effects on the occupational health of the operators. Usually, top management adopt a slightly compensation financial scheme, but on long term such an option does not reveal sustainable. 

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