Healthy
workers in healthy
companies
G u e s t
c o l u m n
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Surroundingswhere theorganization’s
culture reinforces and upholds ethical
values to ensure that workers are
treated respectfully and fairly.
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Promoting health at the workpla-
ce involves several measures that
have a bearing on the health of
workers. These include:
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Principles and methods defined
by the company’s management
that acknowledge the value of
workers within the organization.
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Implementing a cultural change
with the active participation of
workers, encouraging their moti-
vation and responsibility.
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Defining work organization criteria
that provide workers with a balan-
ce between the demands of their
job, the control of such demands,
their training, and the resulting so-
cial recognition.
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A personnel polity that actively in-
corporates health promotion rela-
ted issues.
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A comprehensive occupational
safety and health service.
The importance of promoting
health at the workplace
According to the Luxembourg Declaration,
workplace health promotion (WHP) con-
sists of:
“Combining the efforts of employers, em-
ployees, and society to improve the health
and the well-being of people at work.”
Investing in promoting health at work be-
nefits workers, as well as the company
and society because it:
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Improves the health of workers
and reduces the rate of accidents
and diseases.
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Increases corporate productivity
and reduces staff absenteeism.
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Improves the atmosphere at
