Online Services and Health & Safety

Online Services and Health & Safety

Let's talk about health issues first starting with RSI. RSI stands for Repetitive Strain Injury. These types of injuries usually emerge from the use of computers, laptops as well as other electronic devices. There're two common syndromes experienced by computer users:-

* Carpal tunnel syndrome: The name given to a condition causing pain in the forearm and wrist.

* Cubital tunnel syndrome: Another name given to a, yet, another condition causing pain in the elbow. This happens usually because the elbow is kept bent during phone calls.

When talking about vision and posture problems, they can be summarized as follows:-

Next, we have some safety issues which we should look deeper into. Things such as electrocution, fire, etc... can occur at certain occasions and are proved dangerous. Here are some causes of many of these problems and ways to prevent them from happening:-

References:-
Applied ICT textbook by Brian Sargent & Graham Brown