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Occupational health hazards of library professionals in India

Pal, Jiban K. Occupational health hazards of library professionals in India. Annals of Library and Information Studies, 2019, vol. 66, n. 4, pp. 163-170. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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The paper revisits a wide variety of health hazards in the library workplace. Through an exhaustive review, it explores the underlying causes of occupational risk & injuries to library workers; aiming to raise the awareness of healthy working practices and statutory requirements. It reflects the viewpoints surrounding the health and safety in libraries to illustrate possible health hazards of library workers in an Indian context. The paper informs about a variety of burdens that persist in the library workplace. It also outlines the major causes of occupational risk in terms of physical, chemical, biological, technological, emotional, and psychosocial hazards. It reveals how occupational hazards emanate in the library workplace and how library managers can prevent these hazards by creating health & safety compliance in the workplace. The paper concludes that there is a need for transforming the library profession to improve the level of occupational health practices ensuring standard norms and follow-up actions.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Occupational health; Health hazards; Library workplace; India
Subjects:	G. Industry, profession and education. > GE. Staff.
Depositing user:	Dr. Jiban K. Pal
Date deposited:	31 Dec 2019 09:34
Last modified:	31 Dec 2019 09:34
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/39465

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