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Employees from Vigo’s cleaning service
implement a preventive measure:
warm-up exercises before starting work
At the FCC Medio Ambiente branch in Vigo,
employees from the cleaning service have
implemented a preventive measure consis-
ting of warm-up and stretching exercises
for all their muscles and joints before the
start of the working day.
The exercises are adapted to each type of
work and, therefore, each worker performs
the warm-up and stretching exercises fo-
cusing more on the part of their bodies
that are more involved in their work activi-
ty. Thanks to this measure, FCC was able
to reduce in Vigo absenteeism caused by
these types of injuries and has organised
conferences on warm-up and stretching
exercises throughout the work day.
Street sweepers’ work is not easy. They put
pressure on their cervical vertebrae becau-
se they are always looking down and their
arms are also affected by moving the shovel
and broom.
Like a good soccer team before going out
into the field, these workers at Vigo’s clea-
ning service perform warm-up exercises
before going out on the street. The respon-
se among workers has been very positi-
ve and of the 500 employees at the Vigo
branch, about one hundred have joined this
program.
Like a good soccer
team before going out
into the field, workers
from Vigo’s cleaning
service perform warm-
up exercises before
going out to the street in
order to prevent injuries,
improve their health,
and reduce absenteeism.