A healthy workforce can have a direct impact on production, especially in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Between people calling in sick and even those coming to work when their health is questionable, can have negative impacts in the workplace.
Coming to work sick can not only affect your performance, but also can affect others around you if you are contagious. Small businesses in Michigan have realized this and have taken steps to preventing illness by offering wellness programs. To add incentive to this cause they offer lower health insurance premiums to those that partake in these programs.
The same approach taken to continuous improvement in manufacturing are being applied to health and wellness programs. The MEASURE & IMPROVE phases of the DMAIC model of Six Sigma methodology are being applied in this case.
The same tools to produce a better product are being used to produce a healthier workforceI still think few companies realize how the health of their employees affect their success. The recent realization of this affect is a direct result of rising healthcare costs.
Again these are all steps in the right direction and I hope other businesses follow suit in this endeavor towards helping their employees live healthy lives.
The article that highlights the thoughts above can be found here. An example of 5S (everything restored to it's place) being utilized in a gym environment is below:
Someone better be using that missing lat pulldown bar as we speak
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