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Media and ICT industry (Information, Communication and Telecommunication)

Health and Safety in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is mostly about understanding how to work safely with computers and environments with lots of technology equipment. This can be relevant to industry and also schools. Common hazards are poor postures, incorrect chairs, glare or poor lighting, trip hazards and installation hazards.

This industry includes:

  1. newspapers, book publishers
  2. film, television, video: production, broadcast and distributions
  3. cinemas
  4. music recording
  5. libraries and archives
  6. internet providers and publishers.

This industry has a variety of workspaces, ranging from offices to film sets with heavy and potentially dangerous equipment, and post-production facilities with noise and light as potential hazards.

Workers in this industry are likely to be injured at work due to:

  1. body strain
  2. stress from harassment, bullying
  3. sedentary work
  4. noise

Common hazards that workers in this industry are exposed to include:

  1. radiofrequency radiation exposure
  2. working with electricity
  3. working at height
  4. manual handling
  5. noise and vibration
  6. plant and machinery.
  7. Bullying and harassment
  1. Instructions and training: Provide training and instruction in safe manual handling procedures.
  2. House keeping: Maintain good housekeeping to ensure there are no obstructions or trip hazards on floors or in store areas.
  3. Encourage a standing friendly work culture: encourage standing in meetings, when reading documents or taking phone calls; invest in height-adjustable desks, use stairs instead of lifts.

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