As we know, the occupational health of workers is of vital importance to our business. It is necessary to take fatigue in consideration  and put in place means to avoid it. Here we will talk about it and how to reduce it.

What is work fatigue?

It can be defined as the difficulty that an operator has to perform the work efficiently and effectively  due to physical or mental exhaustion.

The workers who are standing up and stationary for long hours, such as in workshops or in front of machinery, can be injured and often suffer accidents. The problem usually begins in the lower extremities, but if it is not remedied, it usually ends  causing neck injuries and general body pain ;  back pain, leg swelling, circulation problems, heel swelling, ect. If don’t avoid it and it continues over time, it can affect the daily well-being of the worker, cause musculoskeletal diseases, generating lower productivity and the  sick leave

What causes it?

Workers are usually in a  hard ground. Also, if your movement is minimal your body begins to react by contracting the muscles and worsening your blood circulation.

For this reason, to improve the occupational health of our workers, it is advisable to offer them a flexible floor that absorbs the impact of their small movements.

How we detect if our operators are fatigued?

• • Discomfort, concern about the pain felt by the worker in lower extremities or back.
  • Absenteeism, caused by sick leave. Due to musculoskeletal injuries.
  • Somnolence, slower cadence of work causing less productivity.
  • Difficulty for concentrating,  causes errors. 
  • Slow reflexes, increased work accidents.

All these symptoms cause the worker  have lower productivity afecting to the benefits of the company, being a key factor to take in consideration.

How to reduce fatigue?

The company must ensure for the workers, taking the necessary measures to reduce this fatigue and work stress, and also  has to make  occupational risk assessments and eliminate or reduce the factors that cause it.  For this, not only must there be good maintenance of the work área;  with correct lighting, relevant signs, etc. It must be take in consideration  that they are on safe ground.

We achieve this by providing ergonomic and flexible accessories that absorb the impact of movements, to create a work area safe and confortable.

Eliminate operator fatigue with anti-fatigue mats

TarGrid is an anti-fatigue platform due to the flexibility of its boards, which absorb the impact, making the operator’s body not so rigid to work and reducing fatigue. In addition, it has an anti-slip, drainage and antistatic system that makes the work area even safer.

If you want to eliminate the fatigue of your workers, make them productive again (even increase it), contact us to acquire TarGrid and make your work area comfortable and safe.