April is National Stress Awareness month and is an excellent time to reflect on how stress can impact job safety. Many people experience stress in their personal lives and on the job, but did you know stress can be a pervasive danger to the workplace?
The possibility for accidents and injuries to occur in the workplace as a result of stress increases significantly. The lack of concentration and focus of stressed workers makes them more likely to suffer an injury. Safety + Health has published a list of warning signs of stress in the workplace that should not be ignored.1
- Low morale
- Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Alcohol and drug use
- Frequent headaches
- Concentration issues
- Poor job performance
It's well-established that stress can have a detrimental impact on workplace safety when it's not managed properly. Treating your stress as an individual and employers introducing stress management and wellness programs can help workers cope with stress and inturn increase job performance.
With better education regarding the effects of stress and how closely related it is to workplace safety, employees and workers alike can take precautions to reduce the impacts of stress on the job and in their lives in order to keep a safe working environment.
The team at ACE Rehab is here to guide you after a work injury. We will assist you in navigating insurance claims with the corporation where you were injured and offer you personalized treatment plans to get you back to your pre-injured self. For an in-depth evaluation of your injury, please call (703) 204-0533 or visit www.acerehab.com.