Media Release

Health Warnings On Meetings

Have a look at the air vents where you hold your meetings and see if there are blackened surrounds which will give you an idea of the quality of air being sucked from the room or into your lungs, is the message from Death by Meetings author Ron Smith.

Ron Smith says the health aspects of the two million meetings which take place each day in Australia are often overlooked.

The fact that some people are spending up to twenty plus hours a week in meetings the health aspects, ranging from air quality to the type of food snacks offered, should receive an audit in all work places.

“Instead of a plate of the obligatory Tim Tams and coffee, what about orange juice, water and fresh fruit?”

Mr Smith says with many buildings having sealed environments the quality of fresh air, especially where meetings are cramped or have participants with the flu, coughing and spluttering is a key concern.

“Apart from the physical conditions of the room the meeting can be a place of tension, conflict and personal despair which creates increased risk for people with high blood pressure, kidney or heart problems being triggered by stressful meeting events,“ Mr Smith added.

Media Enquiries:
Ron Smith
0417 329 201
+613 9818 5700
ronsmith@bigpond.net.au 

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