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Occupational Hazards of Professionals
Amritha Viswanath ShenoyNinth Semester,
Five Year Course, LL.B.Govt. Law College, Ernakulam
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Occupational hazardi. Risk of accident or ii. DiseasePeculiar to an occupation
Occupation includes business, profession,trade or calling.
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General occupational hazards
Stress Addiction Depression Anxiety Neglect of self
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Causes Long and continuous working hours Paucity of leisure Never ending pressure Suppression of personal feelings Unrealistic expectations
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Effects of Occupational Hazards Decrease in :-i. Efficiencyii. Productivity Lowering of Professional Standards
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Lawyers Causes:-Dissatisfaction of clients- adversarial system- Internal split - Cut throat competition Maintaining professional standards:- Internships in college curriculumControl over work scheduleContinuing legal educationComparison with CA profession
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Mental health professionals Vicarious traumatisation Heightened risk of suicide Increased cynicism Psychiatric disorder Solutions:- personal psychotherapy,
practice abroad, spirituality
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Physical Health Professionals Addiction to prescription drugs- shift work,
intensive care work, strain Infectious diseases- no face masks, gloves,
vaccination Compassion fatigue Vicarious traumaCheck on diverting drugsAnti addiction programsFrequent hand washing- disinfectionCounselling
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I T Professionals Continuous use of computers- Shift work Neurological absenteeism Carpal tunnel syndrome- Repetitive strain
injuries Computer vision syndrome Obesity Cyber addiction Backache
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Solutions
i. Frequent breaksii. Workstations- application of
ergonomics
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Google - setting standards to work environment
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