Workplace Health and Safety in the Professional Services Industry

Professional services firms exist in many different industries. Basically, they can be any organization or profession that offers customized, knowledge-based services to clients. This sector employs about 1.1 million workers accounting for 9% of the total Australian workforce.

The most common incidents in this industry include:

• Excessive noise
• Inadequate ventilation
• Incorrect ergonomics
• Muscular stress 
• Inadequate and incorrect lighting