Over the course of my more than 30-year career in the health and safety profession, I have seen often dramatic changes in workplace function and exposures, perhaps none more so than the rise of the Internet and the connected world. This innovation led to dramatic changes in the way that business is conducted. Gone was the familiar row after row of work desks in the centralized office workplace. Today, telecommuting employees have become increasingly more common. According to a recent Gallup Poll, in 1995, only 9% of the workforce telecommuted; today, 37% of workers' say they telecommute, a more than 400% increase. Among college graduates, 55% say they telecommute. This change brought new exposures, and elevated existing exposures to new levels.
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