Turn the steering wheel into the direction of well-being at work – with the help of the work ability management model. Start from the method that is best suited to your company. The first step in turning the steering wheel of well-being at work is to make the situation at your workplace visible. You can use the TOP 5 - factors promoting professional drivers' well-being at work checklist as an aid. Invite other employees to check the situation by using the invitation function of the online test.
Hae avainsanalla: logistics
When a common voice can be heard and people have the opportunity to influence their work, the well-being of personnel increases. In the transportation sector, the personnel’s influencing opportunities are unclear in many ways. Meeting discussions and corridor conversations are not implemented into concrete actions. A straightforward and easy joint development model for work ability promotion was developed within the Young Driver Can! project of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
The TOP 5 list draws attention to the importance of good co-operation, trust and close ones for the well-being at work and work ability of professional drivers. Fitness for work and sufficient sleep are also high on the list. The TOP 5 factors promoting professional drivers’ well-being at work is a checklist of the things that organizations and educational institutes in this sector should take into account in their operations, even if they do not otherwise invest in well-being at work.
A Fact Sheet published by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) encourages employers to make new workers aware of the importance of maintaining their work ability right from the beginning of their careers. The Young Driver can! project has produced a Fact Sheet that uses four “work ability truck carriages” as a guide for induction training, which depict the main demands of transport work as well as the factors that cause strain and affect resources.