Work Improvement for Safe Home - International Labour Organization

Work Improvement for Safe Home
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Chapter 5 Welfare facilities and Work organization
CHECKPOINT 26
Provide resting corners and a separate hygienic place for eating meals.
BENEFITS FOR HOME WORKERS
Spending short breaks in comfortable resting
corners refreshes you and facilitates recovery
from fatigue. You can work more effi ciently after
quality breaks. Find a small space and set a chair
for resting. Come out from the workplace for a
moment.
You should not eat meals at the workplace to
avoid any contact with dirt, dust or dangerous
substances used during the work process. Your
eating places and living quarters have to be
separate from the work area. Make your eating
places bright and pleasant.
HOW TO IMPROVE
1. Set a simple resting corner near the
workplace. Bring a table and chairs for home
workers to enjoy tea and coff ee. Plant trees
and fl owers near the resting corner.
2. Provide an eating place or room separate
from the work area. Th e eating space could
include a small area where workers can
prepare drinks or heat their food.
3. When the home workers’ residences are close
to the workplace, eating at home could be an
option.
WAY TO PROMOTE COOPERATION
Secure a space for resting and eating corners
in cooperation with co-workers. Some
home workplaces may be able to jointly
develop an eating and resting place. In a nice
resting environment, you can enjoy pleasant
conversation with your co-workers. Th ese resting
and eating places can also be used for meetings
or recreational and game activities. Such
activities will keep home workers healthy and
also contribute to their teamwork.
SOME MORE HINTS
■ Equip the resting facility with a hammock,
mat and bed for lying down. A short nap
after lunch is helpful for keeping you alert
for the afternoon work.
■ Find low-cost sport facilities such as
balls, goals, nets and so on. Board games,
magazines and books are also suitable for
pleasant resting corners.
■ Even during busy working periods, you
should maintain good eating and resting
habits. Th ree regular meals a day are
neccessary.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Eating and resting outside the workplace
refreshes home workers and makes their
work more productive.