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Bicycling
to work
FCC Medio Ambiente’s Andalucía II Branch
Office has launched a healthy campaign
which, under the slogan, “Bicycling to
work” aims to improve the health and ove-
rall fitness by encouraging the use of the
bicycle as a means of transport to go to
work.
Health and the environment
The project, designed to encourage phy-
sical activity, is a way of integrating in the
company to reduce absenteeism and, of
course, to improve our health.
Physical activity and health programs at
work reduce sick leave from work by at
least 24% over a 3 to 6 year period. The-
se programs also reduce sick leave by an
average 27%; 26% of medical costs and
32% compensation for accidents at work
and disability, and an average savings in
medical costs by about 500 to 900 euros
per employee.
It is not just a labour and personal issue; it is
also environmental since, besides encoura-
ging worker to use this means of transport
because of health concerns, this type of
transport is ecological, or, what is the same,
it does not have a negative impact on the
environment and clearly reduces emissions
and the consumption of fossil fuels.
In short, it translates into healthier emplo-
yees, concern for our surroundings, and
an obvious savings for the wallets of those
who participate in this initiative.
Two phases
The initiative is consists of two phases:
1. Bicycling parking spaces are insta-
lled.
In order to increase the number of
city bicycle riders among company
employees and to encourage partici-
pation in the project, bicycle parking
spaces have been made available to
employees to help them adapt to this
initiative.
Well-being