\u2018Dangerous work\u2019 probably brings to mind mining, seafaring or children scuttling under noisy machinery in Dickensian mills. While anyone would be grateful not to work in past employment conditions, computer work \u2013 whether in an office or at home \u2013 brings its own array of serious and disabling illnesses.<\/p>\n
To illustrate the points in the 2019 report by behavioral futurist William Higham, The work colleague of the future<\/a>, workplace products brand Fellowes built a life-size and uncanny human replica, Emma<\/a>. Emma makes visual many conditions linked to office work, like swollen hands and feet, varicose veins and a permanent hunch.<\/p>\n