Excessive Workplace Walking Hazardous to Productivity 'Health'
How Reducing Excessive Walking Can Reduce an Organization's Carbon Footprint
(firmenpresse) - EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/21/13 -- Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this Press Release
It's common knowledge that walking has great benefits to a person's health, and numerous fitness and health professionals highly encourage walking to enhance an individual's health. However, an Edmonton-based management consulting company is encouraging organizations to reduce excessive walking at the workplace.
says companies need to realize that too much on-the-job walking can be detrimental to the organization's productivity health, and actually contributes to increasing the company's carbon footprint.
As Canadians take efforts to be more lean and green during , ProSolve would like to encourage people to eliminate their "walking waste" in the workplace.
"Wastes from walking are one of the leading causes of 'death' to an organization's bottom line," says David Hall, President of ProSolve Consulting, Ltd. "In our experience, few employers realize that by simply reducing the number of movements their employees need to take to accomplish their daily work tasks can significantly improve their organization's productivity, eliminate wastes, and reduce their carbon footprint."
Hall also notes that, "Organizations that have too many employees walking unnecessarily spend more money on space, time and quality than organizations that have eliminated their walking wastes."
The effects of excessive walking in the workplace can have a negative impact on employees, as well as the organization, including:
ProSolve prescribes the following simple steps to reduce excessive workplace walking:
So, as everyone is gearing up to do their part during Waste Reduction Week, ProSolve advises people to walk to work, but take note of their step count during work shifts, and implement small 'step-saving' techniques to be waste wise while at work.
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Since 1987, we've been helping organizations achieve operational excellence and high profitability. Regardless of your size or industry, ProSolve's hands-on approach to productivity makes your operation leaner, more innovative, and more effective. And that means lower costs and significant benefits for your entire organization, today and tomorrow.
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