Health and Safety in the Office

For the majority of people working in industry, particularly heavy industry, an office sounds like a low risk, safe place to work with little risk to health. But for those working in an office environment, the risk of harm is all too often there and neither recognised, nor addressed.

So what are the risks that office workers are exposed to? This depends on the size of the office and the type of work undertaken. As with factories and other manufacturing units, the work undertaken and the environment the employees operate in, can vary greatly.