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• Are Open-Plan Offices Bad For Your Health?
  
  Source: Far Horizons
  
  Dr Oommen, of the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation states: "In 90 per cent of the research, the outcome of working in an open-plan office was seen as negative, with open-plan offices causing high levels of stress, conflict, high blood pressure, and a high staff turnover."
  
  
• Eyes and Ears for Safety
  
  Source: Man Power
  
  Occupational health, safety and welfare is a "grass roots" activity in the best of worlds. Employees, alert to potential risks, would report them and participate in a consultative approach to eliminate or minimise the risk to health, safety and welfare. However, I have a small confession. I find some reporting very frustrating! Let me attempt to explain...