Principles of lean management encourage managers to exert tight control over office space and the people within it. Alternative, design-led approaches promote the value of offices that are enriched, particularly by plants and art. On the basis of a social identity perspective, we argue that both of these approaches may compromise organizational outcomes by disempowering workers and failing to g...

Background Desk-based workers engage in long periods of uninterrupted sitting time, which has been associated with morbidity and premature mortality. Previous workplace intervention trials have demonstrated the potential of providing sit-stand workstations, and of administering motivational behaviour change techniques, for reducing sitting time. Yet, few studies have combined these approaches o...

in today’s advanced world resulting from the improvement of technology, societies tend to encounter a large number of problems and accidents. as we know, university’s security personnel are classified as shift workers and are exposed to health disturbing factors. the aim of this study was investigation of shift work disorders among security personnel of the hospitals affiliated to shiraz univer...

background: agate is a hard silica stone with bands of various colors, which is used in jewelry. the agate grinding workers are exposed to silica dust. objective: to determine the prevalence of respiratory diseases in agate grinding workers and the associated factors. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 170 agate grinding workers from mashhad, northeastern iran, were examined. medical and o...

to intervene inmiediately in crisis situations, and worked out a shorter and more practical technique of interviewing than social workers are traditionally taught. I suspect that many more social workers would do the same if given the chance. At present most of them can only be contacted during office hours and then only if the clerk in the social services department office chooses to tell them...

In the EU Artemis project Smarcos we developed a personal behaviour change support system that supports users in attaining a healthy lifestyle. The coach sends timely, context-aware feedback about daily activities through a range of interconnected devices. The system is designed for two targeted user groups: Diabetics Type 2 patients and office workers. The Diabetics group gets feedback about t...

BACKGROUND Office workers have the highest incidence of neck pain of all occupations. However, the relationship between symptoms and the risk factors is unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between self-reported neck pain with a comprehensive range of individual and work-related risk factors. METHODS This study utilised a cross-sectional study design. Office workers with and witho...