2023-12-25 13:12:48
Safety and health at work is very important. In Mexico, the indicators are increasingly alarming and that is why the occupational health It should be a priority for every company. So it is necessary to emphasize the importance of analyzing, understanding and raising awareness of the problems that harm the health of millions of employees around the world.
In Mexico there are 550 thousand work accidents per year
According to a report from the Interdisciplinary Association of Occupational Health and Hygiene in MexicoIn the country, every year, 550 thousand accidents occur and 27 thousand people lose a part of their body. Although these figures are not precise since around 65% of work accidents are hidden, due to informal employment, which means that 30 million people do not have social protection.
In the Mexican industrial sector, 3 out of every 100 employees suffer a work-related accident annually and, according to IMSS data, each one of them has an average cost of 200 thousand pesos.
In Mexico, there is no great progress in occupational health and it is the first nation in the world with the highest work stress.
Globally, there is increasing awareness about occupational health while in Mexico no progress is seen in the statistics. This means that health risks from noise, dust, unsafe machines and dangerous chemicals. Furthermore, in the country, 75 out of every 100 employees suffer from work-related stress, placing it in the number one ranking nation in this regard, ahead of countries such as China and the United States.
The solution is simple and companies must take a more productive role in occupational health, promoting the creation and implementation for the benefit of health and welfare of his collaborators. This would reduce absenteeism and related costs by up to 26%.
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