How to encourage the participation of reluctant workers in the occupational health and safety strategies of active breaks.

Abstract

Nowadays, stress and work-related illnesses are becoming more and more common, which is why it is essential that  every company is committed to the use of an adequate Occupational Health and Safety Management System, more  specifically with activities such as active breaks, as they encourage the mental and physical health of employees and  reduce the presence of musculoskeletal disorders. However, it is common to find in companies workers who do not  wish to participate in these activities even though they are aware of their various benefits. For these reasons the present  study seeks to know how to encourage the participation of reluctant workers in active breaks activities. This was done  through a descriptive qualitative study using a literature review tool. For the review, only scientific articles were  analysed in academic bibliographic bases and that were studies published between 2020 and 2024 and that were directly  related to the exposed problematic, to ensure in this way to collect relevant scientific studies for the present article. In  the results it was found that in various investigations it is recommended that in order to encourage the participation of  workers various strategies are used, among which are: an adaptive schedule, the assignment of leaders in the different  work areas, knowing the possible specific problems of each worker that prevent them from participating in the activities,  publicising the benefits of participation in the activities and creating incentives for the participants of the activities. As  a general conclusion, it is possible to affirm that active breaks are a great tool to encourage the health of workers and it  is important that companies make an effort to encourage the participation of their collaborators in the development of  these through different strategies.