Workers' health
Most Workers Exceed the Recommended Working Hour Limits Set by the WHO
Nov
The issue of overwork is becoming a worrying challenge to people’s health and work-life balance. Most laborers exceeding the WHO’s working hour limits has set off an alarm signal about this situation.
I. Theory and Reality regarding working time limits
Theory and reality regarding working time limits refer to the consideration between theory and practice when applying regulations on working time in the modern industrial environment. Theory is often associated with legal regulations and principles on working time designed to protect health and avoid work overload for employees. However, when moving from theory to practice, the complexity of many industries and various factors in the work environment often make the application of time limits complicated.
Reality often reflects the challenges businesses face when implementing regulations on working time limits. This can include competition, production pressure, or meeting market demands. Some specific industries may find it difficult to comply with time limits due to the nature of the work or production requirements.
It is important to find a balance between theory and reality to apply working time limits reasonably and effectively in production practice. This requires flexibility, adaptability, and flexible management measures to ensure the safety and health of workers while maintaining the business’s production efficiency.
II. Health Risks For Those Who Work Too Much
Working too much can put workers at significant health risk. Excessive work pressure and long working hours can cause many physical and mental health problems. These risks include prolonged physical stress, fatigue, reduced resistance, and a higher risk of cardiovascular problems and psychological disorders.
Work overload often leads to stress, a major factor harmful to health. Prolonged stress can lead to high blood pressure, sleep disorders, digestive problems, and constant feelings of tension. In addition, working too much is often accompanied by an unbalanced lifestyle, lack of time for exercise, unhealthy eating, and lack of rest.
Another risk is the emergence of mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of mental exhaustion. This can negatively affect work performance, creating a loss of self-confidence and loss of faith in one’s ability to work.
Therefore, working too much not only affects health but also causes emotional and mental problems. Managing working time, setting limits, and creating a balance between work and private life play an important role in protecting everyone’s overall health.
III. Time Pressure at Work and How to Cope
Time pressure at work often creates a range of challenges, from feeling constrained by time to tension and stress. To cope, time management is the key. The best way to deal with time pressure is to learn how to prioritize tasks, set clear goals, and manage schedules effectively.
An effective approach is to identify the most important and urgent tasks to focus on completing first. Create a priority task list and allocate time reasonably between tasks. This helps avoid overload and keeps work under control.
Focusing on work effectively also means making time for rest and rejuvenation. It is necessary to know when to stop, rest to avoid feelings of frustration and intense stress. This also helps enhance concentration and work performance upon returning to work.
Remember that coping with time pressure also requires flexibility and adaptability. Changing plans when necessary and learning to refuse unnecessary requests are also important parts of managing time pressure effectively.
IV. Balancing Time Between Life and Work
Work-life balance is an ideal state that many people aspire to, but in reality, it is often not easy to achieve. To create this balance, the most important thing is to establish and maintain clear boundaries between time spent on work and time spent on personal life.
A good approach is to set a clear schedule for both work and personal life. This includes setting specific times to complete work, as well as making time for family, personal hobbies, and rest. This not only helps to allocate time reasonably but also helps ensure that the two important aspects of life are not jumbled.
Quite a few people find it difficult to clearly distinguish between work and personal life, often bringing worries and pressure from work home and vice versa. Focusing completely on work when at the workplace, and focusing on personal life when at home is a way to help create clear boundaries between these two environments.
V. The Reality of Overtime Work Culture as the Standard
The reality of the overtime culture is becoming increasingly common in many organizations, especially in fields with high demands for productivity and work efficiency. This is often seen as an unofficial “standard,” where employees often feel pressured to work more than the stipulated working hours.
This culture can create a competitive work environment, but it can also have negative impacts on the mental and physical health of employees. The pressure to work overtime can lead to stress, a lack of balance between work and personal life, as well as cause fatigue and lack of concentration at work.
One noteworthy point is that this reality can have a negative impact on actual work performance. Although initially, working overtime may show dedication, over time, it can reduce productivity, cause errors, and increase the risk of mistakes in work.
VI. Reshaping Perspectives on Work and Health
Reshaping perspectives on work and health requires seeing work not just as a place to earn income but also as a factor that determines health and quality of life. In the work environment, focusing on Occupational Safety Training is not only a legal obligation but also a responsibility towards employee health.
Work not only contributes to income generation but also affects the spirit and emotions of each person. A good work environment with clear and stringent Occupational Safety Training processes helps reduce stress and anxiety, thereby improving work morale and overall health.
The new perspective also emphasizes reassessing the value of time and considering the balance between work and personal life. Modern work models need to create conditions for employees to perform work effectively without causing excessive pressure, thereby maintaining good health and enhancing work performance.
VII. Effective Strategies for a Harmonious Work Life
Effective strategies for a harmonious work life are key to ensuring a balance between work and personal life. This requires a focus on time management and work prioritization to optimize work performance without affecting quality of life.
An important part of this strategy is to clearly define personal and professional goals. This helps workers better understand what is truly important to them and thus set priorities. At the same time, clear scheduling for work and time for family and leisure is important to ensure each aspect of life receives sufficient attention.
Additionally, the strategy involves learning to say “no” when necessary. This helps avoid work overload and keeps life from being dictated by work pressure.
VIII. Occupational Safety Training Capability of An Toan Nam Viet
An Toan Nam Viet is a reputable and high-quality center specializing in occupational safety training (in many different languages such as English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean….) in Vietnam today. With occupational safety training sessions held continuously at production workshops, factories, or construction sites across the country (63 provinces in Vietnam).
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Occupational safety training License
- An Toan Nam Viet has been inspected and granted a certificate of eligibility for occupational safety and health training activities by the Department of Work Safety of the Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs. This further strengthens our capacity in occupational safety training.
Materials and Lectures
- Before occupational safety training materials are used in occupational safety training courses, they are reviewed and censored to ensure that the lectures are always accurate in terms of knowledge and effective when applied.
- The teaching methods of the instructors are standardized according to An Toan Nam Viet‘s teaching standards, which is a method researched and concluded by experts in occupational safety and health training during the teaching process to bring the highest knowledge acquisition efficiency for trainees.
Facilities
- Controlling factors in the classroom that affect the training process will increase teaching efficiency and the effectiveness of knowledge acquisition by trainees.
- Our training course support facilities always provide spacious classrooms that meet standards for area, lighting, training equipment, etc…
IX. National workplace environment monitoring center
Nam Viet’s workplace environment monitoring center is a professional unit specializing in monitoring and measuring the quality of the working environment across all provinces in Vietnam. With a team of experienced monitoring specialists, the center uses modern measuring equipment, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
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In addition to providing monitoring services, the center also supports clients in planning, handling, and tracking workplace environment issues. With the motto “the customer is the center,” we always bring customer satisfaction, meet all customer needs, and commit to providing the best solutions for businesses.
With investment in technology, engineering, and human resources, Nam Viet’s monitoring center has become one of the reputable units in the field of workplace environment monitoring in Ho Chi Minh City with the following objectives:
- We always value our brand reputation and the quality of our products and services.
- We provide customers with the best and most suitable solutions possible.
- Along with a team of experienced Masters and Engineers with expertise and a desire to protect the environment and benefit businesses.
- When you come to Nam Viet’s Environmental Monitoring team, your company will receive professional service from experts in the monitoring field. At the same time, you will get the best cost incentives.
The process of conducting workplace environment monitoring at Nam Viet includes the following basic steps:
- Before conducting workplace environment monitoring, our company always ensures that machinery and equipment used for monitoring are calibrated and standardized according to legal regulations.
- Implement the workplace environment monitoring process correctly and fully as committed to the Department of Health.
- Honestly report the workplace environment monitoring results to the employer.
- In cases where the workplace environment monitoring results do not ensure safety for employees, Nam Viet company will assist in providing remedial solutions, and the labor facility will implement the following:
- Implement measures to improve working conditions to minimize the impact of harmful factors and prevent occupational diseases.
- Organize health check-ups to detect occupational diseases and work-related illnesses early for employees in positions with non-compliant working environments.
- Provide in-kind benefits to employees according to labor laws.
