International Conference on Stress Reduction in the Workplace: Strategies for a Healthy Work Environment

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATIONBuilding OSH in 21-st century STRESS AS A NEGATIVE FACTOR IN THE WORKING PROCESS - WAYS TO ELIMINATE IT Prim. Dr MilenkaVranes-Grujicic Primary HeslthCenter Bar

Stressors at work • Businessmen have stress everyday • Stresş can not be avoided, depending of personality of human everybody is impacted • Stress leads the employee to the exhaustion syndrome and the occurrence of psychosomatic diseases • Burnout syndrome - state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, reduced success, loss of enthusiasm, changed attitude towards work, energy loss and chronic fatigue, depression

TRANSITIONAL CRISIS To be employed is person’s great success in these days There are a lot of stress factors on the work place that can cause health problems Work place has to be with good conditions so the employees can keep their good health „Healthy worker on healthy work place “ is global plan of World Health Organization

Disastrous consequences of stress at work • According to research of the International Agency for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH, 1996 ), stress at workplace is present for every third EU employee, 28% or 41,2 million people suffer stress, more women than men • Every year because of stress there is a loss of 1 million workplaces- at least 20 billion of euro • 50-60% of lost workdays are caused by the stress on workplace • Stress caused 5 million accidents at work, with severe consequences

Stress alphabet Stress– generalized, non-specific reaction of the organism to the action of external and internal factors Stressors at work– the specific conditions and requirements of the workplace that the person adjusts (psychophysical pressures and short deadlines, bad interpersonal relationships, monotony, general insecurity and low salaries, physical and biological agents ...) Chronical stressa professional risk that can not be avoided or reduced, acts cumulatively and leads to psychosomatic illness Heavy stress– reaction of the employee to a sudden and unexpected event at the workplace that causes an acute stress reaction with a psychotic and somatic disorder

How to recognize stress Stress symptoms can be physical or psychological nature The most common physical stress symptoms are: headache; accelerated heart rate; stiffed neck and shoulders; accelerated breathing; back pain; sweating, wet palms; stomachache, nausea, diarrhea

MENTAL STRESS SYMPTOMS(MODIFIED MODE OF CONSIDERATION, BEHAVIOR AND DISABILITY) A person doubts in his own capabilities, Severe irritation and intolerance due to irrelevant, small things, frustration, loss of nerve, shouting to other people for no special reason, Nervousness and exhaustion Poor concentration, attention reduced Too much concern about things that are not important; Imagining negative, worrying or scary scenes.

Stress impacts all life fields

GENERAL CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE CHRONICLE STRESS Physical stress – an inactive lifestyle, as well as chronic health problems such as heart disease or diabetes, can greatly affect the level of stress. Many people use alcohol or smoking as a way to combat stress, which is inappropriate; Emotional state – depression, uncontrolled anger, suffering, guilt or low self-esteem, hate, hell, jealousy, envy, malice, lack of love

Stress causes can be even more Relationships – if you have difficulty in dating, you do not have anyone to share thoughts and feelings with or you feel you do not have a friend, the environment you live in - if you live in an overcrowded, overcast, polluted or dangerous area; Work place –work in home, Insecurity at work, ignorance of the work process, unwillingness to what you do, suspicion of your own ability to perform a job; Social situation- poverty, loneliness or discrimination based on race, sex or age of life, nationality

MOBBING • Mobbing – a form of targeted production of stress due to emotional violence, abuse at the workplace, increased controls, degrading the value of work performance, and sometimes physical abuse of employees and sexual harassment, with the aim of complete physical and psychological subordination

Phases of mobbing • Unsolved conflict among associates - disturbed interpersonal relations • Pushed aggression escalates into a psychotherapist • Continuous abuse and proclamation of duty culprits • The victim is struggling to survive • Evident disease and disorder

Clinical view of mobbing • High risk of misdiagnosis • Extensive mental disorders • Tension and exhaustion • Regretting of fate and isolation • Sensitivity to injustice • A feeling of emptiness and hopelessness • Loss of energy and dependence on psychopharmaceuticals • Pain and psychosomatic diseases

mobbing prevention • Recognizing mobbing as a pathological social phenomenon • Detection, analysis and recording of scope of occurrence • Preventing the devastating effects of the victim's health • Demonstrate the need for psychological and medical assistance • Educating employees and appointing specific individuals to monitor the consequences of stress at the workplace

Stress prevention • Correct choice of individuals - professional selection according to personality characteristics for certain occupations • Full and timely information about stress factors • Good training and proper upbringing of workers • Developing of motivation and willingnes , negative emotion control • Professional elimination of harmful effects of stress - conversation, active vacation and recreation, positive mood, medication, • Permanent monitoring, recognition and control of stress factors in a company

Stress overcoming • Adapting managers behavior to employee profile • Analysis and study of risk factors for stress in work organizations • Recognizing the exhaustion and mobbing syndroms, intervention • Better organization and mutual communication • Must have relaxation, restoration of values of respect and motivation for work, joint excursions, physical relaxation

Occupational medicine role • At the 12th Session of the WHO / MoD from 1995, were defined the occupational medicine goals : • Preservation and improvement of the health of workers and their working ability • Work environment improvement and work leading to safety and health

Strategy for overcoming the stress on work Physical activity • Physical activity can greatly reduce the stress and intensity of stress response. • Especially useful are aerobic exercises, such as walking, running, swimming or cycling, and relaxation exercises, yoga ... • Workout Exercise is useful in muscle tension. Aerobic exercises raise the level of certain chemicals in the brain that improve mood and make us satisfied with ourselves. • Regular physical activity is very useful strategy of carrying with stress;

ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS AND STRESS Let's look at the administrative workers. In what kind of space they work and with how many people in the office, What are the working surfaces, from which the walls are built, (etison, plastic ...) what is the working table, lighting, temperature, ventilation, noise, vibration, vapor ...

Adjust the working space to the employee The work space must be adjusted to the physiological value of each worker. The chair on which it sits must be adapted to the body and its structure. The spine is the pillar of youth. It says "we are young as much as our spine is young". As we sit, the chair must firmly support the spine, with a tangle in the waist area

ALERGENS AT WORK • Synthetic, chemical materials, which are mostly made today, are sources of allergy, burning in the eyes and nose, problems with respiratory organs. • It is recommended natural lighting, light to fall evenly on the desk, without shadows, on the left side of the work area in the rain forest. • Artificial ventilation through filter and air circulation system, concentrating harmful substances, favoring the development of microorganisms in filters, polluting and drying the air, thus jeopardizing the health of employees.

FORCED WORKING POSITION Assess if you are sitting right and feel tension Inyour muscles? Chronic muscular tension will disrupt circulation, weaken cell nutrition, cause stiffness and pain, and will last long cause visible deformation changes spine and disturbed body posture. For those who have been sitting for more than eight hours, the risk of cardiovascular disease has increased significantly

We would like to ask You? What kind of work do you do and under what conditions do you work? Do you feel exhausted after a working day and are you satisfied with your work? Do you spend a great part of your time sitting, a little time remains for you! ? How to save your health and stay long-working?

How to reduce or avoid stress moments? Face and act To spot the problem, to change the environment and the situation we are in, • to inspect the causes of stress, to be creative, to remove it or to accept it • Never slap, always believe in a positive problem solving solution • If you have no influence on the situation in which you are, you may be able to either improve the way in which you see the situation and affect how you feel about it.

Writing and drawing- fractal techinique • Diary writing- More and more research has shown that writing about stressful situations and circumstances can help reduce stress and improve stress-affected conditions. • It is recommended that you write about 10-15 minutes per day, and you can transfer your view of stressful situations and your feelings on paper;; • Fractal technique drawing in a collective as a method of overcoming stressful situations and disrupted interpersonal relationships

To show trust, to confess • Conversation about your feelings by expressing and sharing your thoughts with family members or friends, you will be able to better understand your feelings, • Laughing and crying - represent the natural ways of stress handling and relieving tension, both representing a part of the wound healing process, • Introducing new anti stress methods:participating in activities you enjoy, dancing, hiking, surfing meaningful activities help relieve tension, may include some hobby, painting, singing, playing, art • Caring and playing with pets can also help.

Ready for stress accepting • Acceptance • Sometimes, however, we find ourselves in situations where we have no influence and which we can not change (death of a siblings, divorce, separation ...) • The only way out is to accept that situation and give yourself a time which is the best cure • When we are powerless to do anything to change the situation we are in, the only solution is to accept it • and with a smile on his face and with love in his heart to move on, breathing with his lungs

POSITIVE ATITUDE IS CRUCIAL • A man must feel comfortable and relaxed at work. • In a friendly environment, in peace and quiet, with a smile on face and with pleasure in heart, no one work will endanger his health, unconditionally love yourself • Recommendations are that after every hour of seating, ten minutes of exercise in the form of stretching, warming, relaxation and meditation. • Breathing, deep and relaxed, along with all the above exercises, will have a particularly good effect against stress. • Laughing is the music of the soul, the joy of life is a source of happiness and satisfaction, and faith and hope can never leave us!

BREATHING IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE!

International Conference on Stress Reduction in the Workplace: Strategies for a Healthy Work Environment