Fellowes has launched the first “Online Job Assessment” that helps detect the quality of health and wellness in the workplace. the work space It is the place where people spend more hours throughout their lives. For this reason, it is becoming increasingly important and has been filled with solutions aimed at improving the quality of that time. Some improvements aimed at optimizing well-being, turning it into a comfortable place where you want to be and feel good while working.
Although, as Fellowes recalls, it is a legal obligation conduct regular workplace reviews to guarantee the well-being of workers and their health to perform in a healthy and productive manner, the truth is that more than 50% of companies forget to check it repeatedly.
Main ailments at work
At a time when work has become more sedentary and most workers spend more than five hours in front of the computer, at Fellowes they consider it essential to take care of and protect their health in order to be more productive.
In the study that we have indicated before, some data were revealed that shed light on the importance of taking care of the workspace.
- 53% of workers suffer from eye fatigue
- 26% blurred vision
- 48% back pain
- 24% stiff neck
- 48% back pain
- 49% headaches
Thus, an improvement in well-being in the workplace while performing a profession is directly reflected in the productivity. A comfortable worker while working improves his ability and reduces problems such as absenteeism.
There are four main ailments that affect almost all workers:
- Back: This is one of the most common problems caused by poor posture when working. Elements such as the backrest with correct ergonomics and height, or footrests that force us to improve the position of the knees and legs by sticking the body towards the backrest help improve those natural postures of the body that benefit health at work. When the body is subjected to postures that are understood to be unnatural or forced, over the hours you begin to feel discomfort and ailments. Therefore, today there are many solutions to avoid this problem.
- Cervical: Derived from the previous problem, the second most common ailment is related to cervical problems. And it is that from Fellowes they point out that the majority of workers do not know the ideal height at which they should locate the computer screens on which they work.
- Eye fatigue: Related to long exposures to the computer and working hours but also to poor air quality. When a worker spends too many hours exposing a screen, it is usually reflected in tired eyesight and red eyes. This problem, added to poor air quality, often negatively affects the well-being of the eyes. Another frequent problem that causes these eye ailments is related to poor lighting in the workplace. Poor lighting can cause eye strain and headaches.
- Muscle pain: Rest between working hours is very necessary for any professional. Especially when too many hours are spent working in front of a computer or sedentary sitting in a chair. It is recommended every 2 hours to take a break in which to stretch the body, the legs and walk to recover natural postures.
For a few years now, it has become a trend to be able to raise the work desk to keep working standing up. Without a doubt, they are solutions that provide an improvement in the well-being of the worker in the workplace.
