Public health researchers at the University of Adelaide say office workers need to move more and sit less, and use warm-coloured lighting instead of blue-rich LEDs to help avoid some serious potential health risks.
"Despite great gains in work safety over the past century, workplace-related injury and illness is costing around $60 billion dollars each year in Australia. Among that cost is a significant burden of the office environment," Professor Pisaniello says.
"There are some serious risks in the workplace for many Australians, but most of these are modifiable or preventable."
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