Health and Safety

I’m getting quite used to my professional woman persona here. Office, meetings, desk, computer and high heels. However, it is a bit different than what I would imagine I would be doing in the good ‘ol US of A. First of all, we Americans do not give nearly as much attention to health and safety. As part of my induction last week I had to have a private health and safety meeting in which I was asked, among other questions, whether or not the air was comfortable for me. In addition, my chair was taken apart, put back together and pumped full of air to assure the proper back support and chair height for my posture. I was offered a foot stand so that my feet could tilt back rather than sit flat on the ground, gel pads for below my wrists when I type and my computer was raised so that it sits at perfect eye level. I was even tested, observed while I sat and typed to assure that I was doing it all correctly and nothing had been missed. I’m not sure they approve of my poor posture, but since I’m only here for three months I can get away with it, as I won’t be costing Aquila big bucks on medical bills down the road. Just another crazy day in Britain:)