Mental strain and physical symptoms among employees in modern offices.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

A comprehensive questionnaire that assessed both physical and psychosocial work environments, as well as personal health and lifestyle, was answered by 133 (92%) employees. In addition, we assessed the physical/chemical and psychosocial environments of 8 randomly selected employees, of whom some had environmentally related health complaints. Environmental factors most often associated with poor work environments were improper room temperature, light reflexes (i.e., glare and reflection of light), dust, and dry air. Emission products from traffic pollution and 1,1,1-trichloroethane levels were ...

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