Online Services and Health and Safety

1- Identify the main health issues.

A) Eye Strain: This is caused by looking at a monitor which is a constant distance away. The muscles that focus your eyes do not move, and so get tired and painful. Eye-strain can also cause headaches.

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This problem can be solved:

1- Look away from the monitor at regular intervals – re-focus on distant or close objects to exercise the muscles in the eye.

2- Take regular breaks.

B) Carpal tunnel syndrome: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a progressively painful hand and arm condition caused by a pinched nerve in your wrist.

Solution: Your health care provider may suggest the following:

1- Wearing a splint at night for several weeks. If this does not help, you may need to wear the splint during the day as well.

2- Avoid sleeping on your wrists.

3- Placing warm and cold compresses on the affected area.

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C) Back and Neck Ache: This is usually due to having a bad sitting posture.


Solution: 



1- Use an adjustable, ergonomic chair, and take the time to set it up properly.

2- The computer keyboard and monitor should be at the correct height for the seated person (keyboard lower than the elbow, top of monitor at eye level).

3- Take regular breaks: get up, walk around, stretch your muscles.

 

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2- Identify the main safety issues.

A) Trailing cables: Connecting lots of wires in one cable, which is placed in wrong places, example: Front the door.

Solution: Place cables inside cable ducts, or under the carpet / flooring. 

B) Over loaded power sockets: When too many power cables are plugged in one socket, it may get overloaded and cause electric shocks and fire. 


Solution: Simple avoid plugging to many cables in one socket. 

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References:
1- http://www.igcseict.info/theory/6/health/
2- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-induced_medical_problems