The air that you breathe affects your health
Everyone breathes unconsciously and involuntarily. No one ever thinks of doing it purposefully but it happens all the time. Sometimes we take it for granted. Our body does all the work for us. We do not really notice it that much. Have you considered what is in the air that you breathe?
You can easily smell and determine the smog if you are in the outdoors Your sense of smell tells you that the air has smog. Can you smell something in the air you breathe in the office? What is in the air in your office, do you know what is it doing to your body?
Unconsciously, you may not smell anything inside the office because your senses, after long periods of time, can become accustomed to any odours. Without thinking, some of the devices on your workstation could possibly be emitting things that inhale everyday.
Did you know the office photocopier and laser printer could be sending off ozone? Ozone can cause upper respiratory and lung health conditions if too much is inhaled.
It is not enough for people to get sick if exposed everyday. People with pre-existing health problems, like asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema it may be more noticeable. Symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, and headaches could arise.
If there is no proper ventilation in the office, the ozone emitted by the machines will greatly affect the worker. Maintenance check ups of ventilation systems should be implemented on a regular basis.
Make sure that the office chair is not placed directly below the air conditioning vents. The regular current can cause irritation and chronic annoyance conditions such as dry eyes.
Ventilation systems that are left unmaintained may cause the air to be stagnant inside the office. If this happens, an irresponsible cleaning staff may leave off chemical fumes that can be lingering around your office desk that make casue you to inhale it everyday.
How to set up a proper ventilation system setting in the office:
The temperature should be on an average setting - not too high or not too low. The total productivity output of workers would depend on their working environment.
The favourable temperature range is between 20° and 23.5°C when it’s cold outside, and between 23° and 26° when the weather is warmer.
You should also keep the relative humidity in the room between 30% and 60%.
While bad air becomes unnoticed, air that is inhaled by the worker can have a major impact on their health. They do not even know that they are being affected. There will come at time that they will be surprised that they are unwell and sick.
Generally, what they breathe affects the their health and thus affect productivity in the workplace.
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