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A recent survey carried out by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth entitled ‘Absence Management Survey’ has revealed that the most common reason for long-term sickness absence among manual and non-manual employees, is stress.
EssentialSkillz looks into the findings of this survey and investigates the reasons for this increasingly common workplace absentee problem.
Redundancies looming?
There’s nothing like an absent carrot to keep you motivated in your job, especially in light of austerity cut backs. Affecting most industry sectors, headcounts are being analysed, job roles are being scrutinised. “Employers planning to make redundancies in the next six months are significantly more likely to report an increase in mental health problems among their staff (51% compared with 32% who are not planning redundancies).”
Public sector no longer the ‘untouchables’
Organisational change and restructures are common place within public sector bodies, however in more recent times, the end result is leaving people without any form of job security. Gone are the sideways moves, the slotting of departments into other divisions. Put simply, Government cutbacks mean there is a reality that entire public sector initiatives/organisations are fast disappearing, whilst those that do manage to hold on to some kind of role will have to suffer pay freezes and pension cuts. Public sector respondents identify the amount of organisational change and restructuring as the number one cause of stress at work.
The bookmakers which was raided by an armed gang, was fined £10,000 for failing to increase security prior to the attack, despite being told to do so.
Two female workers were opening William Hill, in Fleetwoods Lane, Netherton, on the morning of April 17 last year when a man armed with a knife burst in and ordered the terrified staff to hand over cash. One of the workers suffered a whiplash injury after being dragged to the floor during the attack.
The bookmakers had been visited by Sefton Council health and safety officers months before the raid, who had reported a number of safety concerns. Issues with poor outside lighting, CCTV and an insecure alley running between the bookmakers and a pub next door.
The worker suffered a fractured vertebrae in his back, broken bones in his forearm and a broken thumb in the accident. The accident happened in August 2010 when the worker was employed by Ness Engineering Ltd of Shetland.
He was off work for more than 2 months as a result of the accident.
The project the employee and his colleagues were working on required the dismantling of an aerial mast at a former RAF base in Unst. The court heard that a risk assessment had been carried out by managing director Ronnie Leslie, which said that work should be done from inside the mast.
Unbolted pieces of metal and wood were to be loaded into a telehandler with a bucket attachment, so that they could be safely lowered to the ground. But when the four men on site, including Mr Leslie, encountered unforeseen difficulties in removing a four metre long metal section from within the structure, they deviated from the original work plan by using the telehandler to lift up to the area from the outside.
Cardinus provides comprehensive DSE solutions that really work. Workstation Safety Plus, is award-winning software is designed to help businesses comply with their DSE Regulations. It provides employees with DSE assessment and training that adapts to their individual needs. In fact over 98% of employees find Workstation Safety Plus an effective product to manage their DSE risk.
With ‘upper limb disorders’ often attributed to the use of VDU’s and other display screen equipment, organisations can potentially achieve real financial benefits through the correct implementation of a DSE risk assessment strategy. Not only do the assessments reduce the likelihood of injury in the workplace, and the associated sickness and compensation claims, employees are healthier and more productive.
There are a number of ways that DSE assessment can be carried out, including both formal assessment and through the use of ergonomics software solutions. Ergo Journal recently attended the Safety and Health Exposition and Facilities Show in Birmingham, England, and interviewed Julian Roberts of Safety Media Ltd, a provider of Ergonomics Software solutions, in order to understand their views on the benefits of using ergonomics software.