The enterprises that make of the physical and psychological well-being of their employees a priority will be able to be certified "Undertaken in health", thanks to a new program centered on the promotion of the healthy habits of life to work.
It would be about a "world first", according to the director of the Office of normalization of Quebec (BNQ), Jacques Girard. "It is the first norm intended to the enterprises that integrates a set of actions aiming the acquirement of healthy habits of life and the maintenance of an environment of work favorable to the health.
Concretely, the enterprises that will want to be certified "Undertaken in health" should integrate their management to four spheres of activities recognized to have a meaningful impact on the health of the employees:
The habits of life (for example, a service or advice in nutrition in management of stress). The balance personal work-life (of the supple timetables, of the holidays, a day nursery in middle of work, etc.).. The environment of work (for example, of the distributors of health food ou’aménagement of relaxation areas). The practices of management (the formation of the administrators on the recognition, of interventions to encourage the team spirit, etc.).. "Like the ISO certified enterprises, announces that the quality of their processes, those that will get their certification" Undertaken in health "will be able to publicly display their commitment to maintain and to promote the health of their employees", one specified.
The Prevention Above All
According to the national director of public health, the Dr. Alain Poirier, about 40% of the hospitalizations in Quebec are bound to the bad habits of life and stress. And the prevention is the best solution to decrease the number of patients to treat, it believes. It is besides the way that the Group of promotion recommends for the prevention in health (GP2S), that is the instigator of the norm "Undertaken in health" 3.
"As more people pass the half of their life awake to work, he / it seemed logical to us to offer them the programs that encourage the adoption of healthy habits of life and a" healthy work environment, indicated the president of the GP2S, Roger Bertrand.
According to him, the enterprises pull advantage to bet on the health of their employees. "Every dollar invested in a program of health returns, $ 50 to $ 3 at the end of three years", put forward Roger Bertrand.
In a context of manpower shortage, this norm will constitute a value added for the enterprises, it underlines. "She / it will permit to attract and to keep the coveted manpower, because she / it will represent the insurance that the programs of health instituted join the best practices", specified the president of the GP2S.
The GP2S also wishes that every employee who works for a "Undertaken in health" influence his / her / its home environment and his / her / its social network, while becoming an example to imitate.
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