Right now a lot of flaws have been exposed in our health and safety systems. With the onset and continuous spread of raging illnesses and diseases from homes to offices, schools, playgrounds and almost anywhere, it is clear that this is how easy invincible things spread taking along with it the lives, livelihood and rest from people. Simply put, we should always be ready to take things seriously even in their germination stage.
Workplaces are the second point of contact for people after their homes aside for children who have school hours alike. These places should be safe to a large extent even though not 100% but at least reasonable. The transmission of diseases, illnesses and induced musculoskeletal pains spread faster in workplace because they are often neglected and seen as non important unless of course the numbers become overwhelming jus as what we have in the corona virus saga. That been said the problems workers endure now will turn out massive if not nipped in the bud. Several employees will suffer individual pains ,misalignments and have to spend painfully if they continue to mange work conditions that do not conform with the human body. These will be just the physical factors manifesting and with the persistence of the physical problems come the psychological and emotional problems which last longer and are more detrimental to the human immune system.
We have always advised employers to give the appropriate training, assessment and equipment to their employees, help them stay healthy and even impose fines on them to allow them comply because they are primarily under your care while at your organization. This is to help them adapt to the right culture of health and safety. No employer should sleep well knowing that their employee is having a lifelong health problem as a result of their task from the organization, that will be callous. That been said, we should all do our best to ensure we are safe and sound by putting preventive measures in place at work.
Our life ,work and environment shapes our health as well as what will we be in the future; taking them seriously is a key to achievement of healthy goals that includes our minds and bodies at work. Make that change today be it a posture, equipment, furniture or environment, Remember, your life and that of your employees matter!
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