#Stress
Stress Management and curtailing psychosocial risk. Emotional overload acts as an accident trigger. Features corporate anti-burnout methodologies and increasing personal endurance during tense situations.
Self-Care or a 5-Minute Break
Even a five-minute break during the workday helps reduce stress and maintain high productivity. This article presents a ready-made plan of five simple practices for each day of the week: from visualization and workplace stretching to positive affirmations and weekly reflection.
Employee Mental Health and Its Impact on Labor Productivity
Implementation of a structured Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to reduce hidden financial losses from presenteeism and occupational injuries. The program includes a limited number of confidential sessions with specialized professionals to quickly resolve employees' personal problems, including the adaptation of SMO veterans.
Culture of Change. The Role of Neurobiology and Physiological Characteristics of Personnel in Ensuring Safe Thinking and Behavior
Applying knowledge of neurobiology and biochemistry to manage the psychophysiological state of personnel and reduce workplace stress. The practice includes creating a favorable environment to produce pleasure hormones and using physiological techniques (breath-holding, physical activity) to stop acute stress reactions.
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Strategic Health Protection Session: Q&A
Transition from formal medical check-ups to proactive employee well-being programs. Implementation of educational 3D video content, targeted on-site cancer screenings for risk groups, and initiatives for smoking cessation and stress management.
Well-being Program: Reducing Fatigue, Restoring Social Connections
A comprehensive Well-being program to reduce stress and restore social connections at a manufacturing enterprise. It includes physical activities, art therapy, volunteer campaigns, and a culture of recognition with minimal financial costs.
Safety Culture in the Nuclear Industry: Practical Experience
A stress management and safety culture development system in the nuclear industry. Includes training managers in self-regulation, applying the "1 to 3" rule (one negative emotion to three positive ones), and assessing employee stress levels to improve professional reliability.
A Healthy Employee Means a Healthy Business: Why Work Should Go Hand in Hand with Well-being
Implementation of a system of daily regulated physical exercise sessions for office employees at the workplace. The project includes broadcasting short exercise videos on the corporate portal and screens, as well as using a bonus system to motivate personnel.
"Well-being" Program: Reducing Fatigue, Restoring Social Connections
A comprehensive employee well-being program aimed at reducing stress and fatigue through work with the body, emotions, and social connections. Includes low-budget initiatives: sports challenges, relaxation rooms, art therapy, birdsong audio albums, and horizontal recognition practices.
Proper Sleep – 50% of Your Health for Free
The article discusses the role of full sleep in tissue regeneration, brain cleansing, metabolism regulation, and maintaining emotional balance, with an emphasis on recommendations for early birds. The material describes the basic rules of sleep hygiene, covering daily routines, bedroom preparation, as well as the impact of physical activity, nutrition, caffeine, and alcohol on the quality of rest. The author's practical tips help establish a healthy 7–9-hour sleep as a free tool to strengthen im...
How to Avoid a Fatal Error in a Critical Situation and What Does Practice Have to Do With It?
Individual 15-minute emergency drills at the workplace (DRA Workshop). The trainer simulates an emergency, and the worker physically performs the necessary actions, followed by developmental feedback.
Psychological Readiness for Emergencies: Why Even Experienced Employees Freeze Up
The article explains why, in the event of a real threat, classic instructions do not save people from panic and stupor due to the specific features of how the brain's limbic system works. The material examines practical training techniques, including role-playing and micro-trainings, which help turn knowledge into automatic reactions. These approaches make it possible to build psychological readiness for emergencies and teach employees how to act correctly under stress.
Gratitude
The article describes the author's 14-year journey in occupational health and safety, which began despite the dissuasions of an experienced colleague. Despite the heavy routine of the first months and the complexity of the work, the specialist managed to understand the essence of the profession and fall in love with their work. The personal story reminds us of the value of saving human lives and the need to be able to count one's victories rather than defeats.