Injuries Related to Computer Use by Students and Workers

INJURIES RELATED TO
COMPUTER USE BY
STUDENTS AND WORKERS
STUDENT ID

BACKGROUND
• The computer is an essential toll is the every day life of both the children and the adult workers.
Though long usage of computers increases the chance of several health hazards or injuries.
• It is important to consider and treat these injuries and challenges while using computer since these
can lead to permanent damage of certain body parts including the vital are, eye, brain of an human
being.
• In the context of the injuries related to the use of the computer, one of the major policy that can be
highlighted is the OHS (Occupational Safety policy). The policy explains the importance of safety,
welfare and health of the individuals who are engaged with the computer at the workplace.
• The concept of ethics includes the systemizing and recommending the nature if human whether
they are right or wrong. In the current scenario, the use of the computer is a question of ethics
since individual uses computer for working purpose and not for hurting or damaging themselves.
Hence using of harmful tool is question of ethics.

EXAMPLES FROM THE LITERATURE
Source: (Rosenfield, 2011)