Office people and the obsession with the future “Emma”
In 2019, the study “The Work Colleague of The Future” by a group of health experts and the results of a survey of more than 3,000 office workers in France, Germany and the UK, made an assessment of trends and risks. harmful to the health of office workers. Since then, the team of experts has released a life-sized Emma doll model, which is considered a forecast of the appearance of office workers 20 years later.
Today, the world health is constantly developing, people are getting better health care. However, many research figures show that the story is going in the opposite direction from what we still envision.
Statistics in Germany, the number of sick days in 2016 increased by 60% compared to 2008. Meanwhile, obesity is constantly increasing in Europe. In the UK, it is also found that 80% of adults in the UK have health problems due to improper diet and lack of exercise.
What is the cause of this decline in health?
Although many people are still very concerned about their own health such as exercise, nutrition of meals, … but forgetting another factor is equally important. It’s health at the office.
A poor office environment causes a lot of impact on employee productivity and affects the efficiency of the business. According to statistics, the UK spends £77 billion a year on sick leave. In Germany statistics in 2016 was 75 billion euros, equivalent to 560 million sick days in 2016. The average worker in France takes 17 sick days a year.
Serious consequences for the health of every office worker
Sitting still and sedentary is the most dangerous factor for office workers. The result is a reduction in the activity of lipoprotein lipase – an enzyme that aids metabolism and fat burning. This leads to weight gain and excess cholesterol.
Holding a sitting position for too long with poor light quality also leads to symptoms such as redness and eye fatigue, dry and blurred vision, headaches and neck, shoulder, and back pain… It is estimated that the above symptoms are operating reduce from 64 to 90% of employees globally.
Another equally important problem is back pain. Today, back pain has become a global problem and is considered the leading cause of disability in the world. Lower back pain affects two-thirds of French employees and costs French businesses one billion euros a year. In Germany, the condition is even more serious, with 80% of patients seeing their doctor for back pain.
Emma of 20 years later with many acquired symptoms (Image: Fellowes UK)
Investing in a health office is necessary
Health office is gradually gaining popularity around the world. The role of today’s office is no longer just providing space, seating and storing documents, but also takes on the function of building a brand, creating trust with customers, stimulating the working spirit of employees. employees, attract and retain talent, and protect the health of the whole business.
Responding to the new trend of office health, Saigon Green Corporation has successfully developed the “health office” model through the application of solutions in the design and construction of office furniture such as: arrange areas, handle light or make use of natural light; solutions to handle sound, noise, temperature, ventilation; solutions in using safe construction materials; ergonomic solutions (ergonomic); etc…
Green Saigon and the business community create workspaces that ensure the physical and mental health of employees, accompany business owners to fulfill their responsibilities and love for employees, contribute enterprise value enhancement.
Project: Office VII – TASCO GROUP. The workspace applies the solutions of the health office model created by Saigon Xanh Corp. perform
Established in 2000 and a member of TTT Group, Saigon Xanh Corporation wishes to accompany businesses in the journey of creating a workspace for the health of employees.
With passion and creativity in design, professionalism and quality in construction, application of technology in management and optimization of investment costs, Green Saigon receives the mission for a healthy business community. in Viet Nam
Contact Info:
Saigon Green Corporation
Website: https://saigonxanh.com/
Hotline: 028 3932 0800 / 028 3932 0801
Address: 36 Ly Tu Trong, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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