Occupational Safety and Health Concerns in Library Work Places by Fe Angela M. Verzosa

what is occupational health? “ the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations” “ the protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health” “ the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job” ILO-WHO

“ the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations”

“ the protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health”

“ the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job”

ILO-WHO

occupational safety and health (OSH) emerged as a concern as early as in 1950 studies made on indoor air pollutants researches on psychosocial factors at work and their adverse effects on health surveys on work-related accidents and illnesses studies on skin symptoms caused by exposure to electric fields from visual display units research findings on muscoskeletal disorders

emerged as a concern as early as in 1950

studies made on indoor air pollutants

researches on psychosocial factors at work and their adverse effects on health

surveys on work-related accidents and illnesses

studies on skin symptoms caused by exposure to electric fields from visual display units

research findings on muscoskeletal disorders

what are the occupational risks in library work places ?

“ muscoloskeletaldisorders” or physical discomforts too much standing too much sitting too much reaching/arm-stretching prolonged and close exposure to electric and magnetic fields from a VDT prolonged computer keyboard operation

too much standing

too much sitting

too much reaching/arm-stretching

prolonged and close exposure to electric and magnetic fields from a VDT

prolonged computer keyboard operation

mental stress generators work overload risk-taking and decision-making ennui and boredom lack of career advancement fear of retirement organizational climate and culture

work overload

risk-taking and decision-making

ennui and boredom

lack of career advancement

fear of retirement

organizational climate and culture

emotional stress generators smoking control time pressure verbal abuse sexual harassment employee morale general working conditions causing stress

smoking control

time pressure

verbal abuse

sexual harassment

employee morale

general working conditions causing stress

effects of neglect of workers’ occupational safety and health absenteeism or tardiness accidents resulting in injuries and/or deaths chronic illnesses low employee morale poor performance at work increased costs due to workdays lost hidden costs due to manpower failure

absenteeism or tardiness

accidents resulting in injuries and/or deaths

chronic illnesses

low employee morale

poor performance at work

increased costs due to workdays lost

hidden costs due to manpower failure

Composition of OSH Service Staff occupational health doctor occupational hygienist occupational psychologist toxicologist ergonomist safety officers occupational health nurses & first-aiders

occupational health doctor

occupational hygienist

occupational psychologist

toxicologist

ergonomist

safety officers

occupational health nurses & first-aiders

Areas covered in the assessment of OSH organizational structure and culture nature of work role of personnel department personnel selection procedures personnel working conditions sickness/absence procedures health-related personnel policies

organizational structure and culture

nature of work

role of personnel department

personnel selection procedures

personnel working conditions

sickness/absence procedures

health-related personnel policies

Library Concerns promotion of awareness of OSH in library environments adoption of common measures that will ensure OSH in library work places collaboration in the areas of training and education, research, information networking and dissemination, and monitoring and evaluation

promotion of awareness of OSH in library environments

adoption of common measures that will ensure OSH in library work places

collaboration in the areas of training and education, research, information

networking and dissemination, and monitoring and evaluation

Action Agenda institutional meetings education and training research information promotion, advocacy, and dissemination monitoring and evaluation

institutional meetings

education and training

research

information promotion, advocacy,

and dissemination

monitoring and evaluation

Training areas stress management change management emergency planning and disaster preparedness workplace hygiene safety management managing muscoskeletal disorders

stress management

change management

emergency planning and disaster preparedness

workplace hygiene

safety management

managing muscoskeletal disorders

Areas of Research review of related literature on OSH health effects of indoor air pollutants health effects of radiation to electric and magnetic fields from VDTs muscoskeletal disorders recruitment practices and orientation procedures general working conditions

review of related literature on OSH

health effects of indoor air pollutants

health effects of radiation to electric and magnetic fields from VDTs

muscoskeletal disorders

recruitment practices and orientation procedures

general working conditions

promotion, advocacy and information dissemination involves information campaign database creation legislation linkages with experts and specialists in OSH, especially with the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Org

information campaign

database creation

legislation

linkages with experts and specialists in OSH, especially with the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Org

for further information Dr. Dulce Estrella Gust Director, Occupational Safety and Health Center Tel. 928-6690; fax 929-6030 Ms. Rosanna Tubelonia Head, Training and Public Information Division * provides free publications of OSHC

Dr. Dulce Estrella Gust

Director, Occupational Safety and Health Center

Tel. 928-6690; fax 929-6030

Ms. Rosanna Tubelonia

Head, Training and Public Information Division

* provides free publications of OSHC

Thank you and have a pleasant and safe day .