Abstract
One of the most dangerous places anyone can be, besides at home, is at work. t is well known that there are many work places that are not exactly safe, such as the environment that loggers work in, or fisherman, or police officers and firemen. However, more recently there has also been a surge of safety measures being implemented to aid those who work in office settings. Things like arthritis, poor vision, poor posture, joint pain and depression are all being scrutinized as they may be caused by a sedentary lifestyle that is being perpetuated at the work place. That's not to say that the safety of the other workers has fallen by the wayside, on the contrary more work than ever is going into trying to make work a safe place for people, but unfortunately, danger is waiting around every corner especially when you least expect it.
Reflection
As someone who has worked in many unsafe work environments, I understand wholeheartedly the importance of workplace safety and ergonomics. I worked at a waste water treatment plant for about a year and as much effort as they put into trying to make it as safe as they could, it's nearly impossible to plan for every problem. One of the biggest issues is quite simply the human element. People make mistakes and that accounts for an extremely large percentage of the accidents that lead to workplace injury and death. But an unsafe environment only invites disaster and as such it is most assuredly not a useless effort.
I think that it is important to know the issues with the workplace and how to make it safer, I think that all the employees should get the proper education that they need to know how to make the workplace safe also
ReplyDeleteThis is a good blog.. i like the picture too! :)