Occupational Health affects every job role and should be a top concern and priority for your company. Each job role faces different challenges based on the job duties of each employee. Some positions require repetitive motion or heavy lifting. Each should be addressed based on the working environment for the employees.
Occupational Health affects every job role and should be a top concern and priority for your company. Each job role faces different challenges based on the job duties of each employee. Some positions require repetitive motion or heavy lifting. Each should be addressed based on the working environment for the employees.
Typing on a keyboard for extended periods of time could develop health concerns in the long term. Wrist rest could be appropriate for the working environment to reduce the strain the employee feels. An employee lifting heavy objects should lift the objects in a safe way to preserve their back and may need special equipment to aid with the heavy loads. Often times the heavy loads can be offset through the use of specialized equipment such as pallet jacks or a dolly.
Each situation is unique and should have individual recommendations to ensure they are appropriate for the occupational health of your employees. A Certified Industrial Hygienist has the training and expertise to identify the hazards each job role faces and can recommend solutions to ensure the employees are safe while working in their job role.
Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to start working with your company today. This expert will make an onsite visit to your facility to witness each job role first hand. A detailed report will then be compiled with the findings, as well as recommendations for immediate implementation of how to improve the Occupational Health for each employee. Some recommendations may involve changing the way the job is conducted, while other recommendations will implement safety equipment to help the employee perform their job role. Each recommendation is tailored to ensure the employee is healthy while working.
Each challenge can be unique for each position at a company and it is important to take a different approach to each job role to ensure each employee is protected from accident or injury on the job. Employees continue to be one of a company’s highest cost and valued asset. The company should take proactive steps to protect this valued asset by a proactive focus on the Occupational Health of each employee. Employees that are healthy can improve the company’s productivity, which increase efficiency and reduce the overall cost of making a product. This can have a substantial impact to any company’s bottom line, and can be a competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace moving forward.
Occupational Health Overcomes Everyday Hazards
Many workers face different types of hazards on a daily basis. Each company has a responsibility to proactively protect their employees from hazards encountered in the workplace. Accidents or injuries can bring production to a halt, reduce the workforce while the employee is recovering and lead to costly worker compensation claims. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help your company improve the Occupational Health present at your facility.
The Risk from Asbestos
Asbestos poses a major health risk in many office buildings and homes due to the wide adoption and usage of asbestos as an insulator in the construction process. Asbestos can be found in the glue beneath vinyl flooring or in material applied to concrete to regulate the temperature between floors in an office building. These buildings and homes are being remodeled and modernized as an update to the space, but the demolition process can be hazardous if asbestos is present. Test for asbestos prior to starting your next remodeling project to ensure workers are safe.
Communicating the Dangers with HazCom
Hazard Communication focuses on explaining the dangers present at the workplace. The employees have a right to understand the hazards present and how to remain safe on the jobsite. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to fulfill the HazCom requirement set forth by OSHA.
