28 April is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The date, instituted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), addresses a theme related to safety and health at work, with this year's theme being "impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health".
With this theme, the ILO aims to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change in the world of work, especially in terms of workers' health and safety. These changes in climatic patterns include increasingly frequent occurrences of extreme weather events, which can accentuate the impacts of climate change. exposure to occupational riskssuch as heat stress, a UV radiation, a air pollution, serious industrial accidents, increase in vector-borne diseases e increase in exposure to chemical products.
The role of physiotherapists in promoting a culture of safety and health
As a health professional physiotherapist has an important contribution to make to the objective of promoting health and safety culture in the labour marketHe has advanced clinical knowledge and skills to support and achieve healthy workers and workplaces, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Differentiated competences should be centred on the relationship between health and work, particularly in terms of clinical practice; education and training of their peers in the area of intervention as well as team leadership.
Yours interventionIn this context, it may include:
Assessment and intervention in terms of organisational risks, integrating workers into the workplace and promoting healthy habits.
See also two films from the "Napo" series chosen by Thematic Working Group (WG) on Physiotherapy in Occupational Health and Ergonomicsabout on suitable positions to adopt in the workplace.