Beware! Fatiguing work is a major killer!

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“After driving continuously for over 10 hours, a careless driver caused an accident due to fatigue without even realizing it. \"Excessive fatigue from night shifts led to a man making a mistake in judgment and driving in the wrong direction, resulting in an accident.\" \"A driver in Guang’an played mahjong all night; fatigue while driving caused an accident.\" \"When fatigue meets fatigue, two cars collide like this.\" \"The signs of overwork among office workers cannot be ignored.\" Accidents caused by fatigue occur frequently in daily life. Therefore, job fatigue cannot be ignored. Task fatigue refers to the phenomenon of decreased performance during a task, resulting from the continuous consumption of energy and the subsequent series of physiological and psychological changes. Humans are made of flesh and blood, and when they are tired, various physical and psychological changes occur: physical discomfort, dizziness, headaches, a reduced ability to control one’s will, difficulty concentrating, lack of confidence, and decreased work capacity ； The ability to continue working declines, efficiency drops, quality suffers, speed slows down, movements become inaccurate, and reactions become slower. A mindset focused on saving energy emerges; driven by this mindset, people tend to avoid effort and seek shortcuts, always trying to achieve maximum results with minimal energy consumption, which leads to deficiencies in production processes. Fatiguing work is like hidden rapids or dormant volcanoes – invisible most of the time, but revealing their strength from time to time. And this “magnificence” often reveals its ferocious side at the cost of blood. To prevent and eliminate fatigue-related work, corporate decision-makers need to show compassion for their employees and respect for the law; they must regard fatigue as a safety hazard from the bottom of their hearts, rather than focusing solely on output and profits while ignoring the suffering of workers and exhausting their strength. As long as there is an idea, there is a way. To prevent and eliminate fatigue, the following measures can be taken: (1) Upgrade machinery and equipment to increase their technological level and reduce the workload on employees ； (2) Reengineering work processes to reduce unnecessary extra work for employees ； (3) Comprehensively improve the sanitary conditions in the production environment, eliminate or reduce various occupational hazards, arrange the work areas reasonably, and strive to create a pleasant, comfortable, and relaxed atmosphere ； (4) Take appropriate protective or remedial measures against various harmful physical environmental factors, such as noise, vibration, radiation, high temperatures, and poor lighting ； (5) Maintain fresh air in the workplace, as this is essential for keeping all organs and tissues of the body healthy ； (6) Improve working postures, strive to eliminate forced postures, and prevent fatigue resulting from prolonged excessive strain on individual organs and systems; therefore, reforms should be made in accordance with the human physiological anatomy. Design tools and working postures to make operation easier and more convenient ； (7) Improve labor organization and pay attention to balancing work and rest ； (8) Arrange working hours scientifically and reasonably in accordance with the physiological characteristics of the human body ； (9) Reduce inefficient and pointless meetings and events to give employees more time for rest ； (10) Improve employees’ living conditions, ensuring they have good food and quality sleep ； (11) Vigorously carry out mass cultural and sports activities to continuously improve physical fitness and endurance ； (12) Pay attention to the psychological factors of workers, increase their interest in work, strengthen their willpower, cultivate emotions, and help them overcome feelings of weariness from work ； (13) Foster good interpersonal relationships, that is, maintain positive relationships among employees as well as between superiors and subordinates. Care for employees and prevent adverse effects of social and family factors on their work.