This document discusses occupational hazards and diseases that teachers may face. It notes that teachers often have vocal problems from using their voice as a primary task, and can experience physical issues like cervical spondylitis, back pain, and dermatitis from workload, environment, and tool usage. Consistency of these diseases can affect teacher performance and well-being. The document recommends schools reduce hazards by using technology like microphones, smart boards, and mobile apps to lessen vocal and physical strain on teachers.

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Occupational
Health in
Education
Sector

2. Have you ever
considered
Teachers/Professors
/Instructors at
educational
institutes having
Occupational
Hazards & diseases?

3. Well here are some of the
Occupational Hazard and Diseases
which teachers might be facing

4. Vocal - use their voice as primary job task which may lead to the prevalence of vocal problems like
Oral Paresthesia
Vocal fatigue
Week voice
Tired voice
Vocal
Dysphonia

5. Physical
Cervical
Spondylitis
Varicosis Articular
Pains
Contact
Dermatitis
Atopic
Dermatitis
Dryness of
Hands
Back Pain
Conjunctivitis
Generally physical problems in teachers occur in secondary school due to hectic workload,
lack of proper resources, poor environmental factors, etc. for example - dryness of hands
occur due to regular usage of chalk, Varicosis due to excessive pressure on the legs. Major
physical problems as below-

6. Consistency of
these diseases or
their symptoms
may affect the
Performance and
Wellbeing of
teachers.

7. What schools can do for them?

8. Application of Information and Communication Technologies
Avoiding usage of Chalk Piece and Black Boards
Use of Collar Mikes
No extra workload to teachers
Use of School Management Software reduce administrative Work load of teacher so they can rest in the saved time
Usage of smart board and technology
Instead of using normal voice collar mikes helps in reducing vocal pressure
More time lapse between lecture periods and effective management .
Use of Mobile Application
Use of tool like Mobile Application for information sharing (Class work, Homework, Assignment, Circular) can reduce
exposure to vocal & physical strain
.
Solution

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