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Factors Influencing Work Environment

The document discusses the importance of a positive work environment, highlighting factors that influence it, such as structural, personal, social, and organizational elements. It emphasizes the need for good communication, impartiality, and adequate resources to enhance employee productivity and satisfaction. Additionally, it covers industrial maintenance and environmental legislation, underscoring their roles in ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance within workplaces.

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Factors Influencing Work Environment

The document discusses the importance of a positive work environment, highlighting factors that influence it, such as structural, personal, social, and organizational elements. It emphasizes the need for good communication, impartiality, and adequate resources to enhance employee productivity and satisfaction. Additionally, it covers industrial maintenance and environmental legislation, underscoring their roles in ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance within workplaces.

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Work environment

also known as the work environment, encompasses a set of elements that


they influence the well-being of the worker. It is about all the factors that affect
workplace environment, whether in a factory, an office, a restaurant,
a business or any other business.
Generally, human beings dedicate many hours to work, for this reason it is
important that your activities are developed in a pleasant environment and with all
the necessary conditions for their performance to be as efficient as possible.
When the opposite occurs and the working conditions are not the most adequate, the
the worker's performance decreases and that of the company as well.

Factors that influence the work environment


There are various factors that influence the work environment, for example:

1) Structural elements: they are related to structure, organization and


company address.
2) Personal: encompass the expectations, attitudes, and specific needs of each
worker or employee.
3) Social factors: in this category we can mainly include relationships
among coworkers, the communication team that exists between them and the
possible conflicts that may arise in the development of their activities.
4) Organizational elements: they are related to the general characteristics of
the company as its human resources policy, the turnover of personnel, the
productivity and job satisfaction within the organization.
Types of work environments
Among the main types of work environments, we can mention the following:
Paternalistic: the atmosphere generally lacks good communication.
between management and the different hierarchical levels of the company.
Consultvo: The directors trust their employees
Partiiiatvo: the company's management has total confidence in the employees and the
the decision-making process is well distributed among the different levels
hierarchical of the organization.
How to achieve a good work environment?
1) Maintain good communication.
It is important to maintain fluid communication between bosses and their subordinates.
so that the tasks to be performed and the objectives to be achieved are clear.
2) Avoid favoritism.
Although sometimes one may feel more sympathy for some workers.
that for others, a leader must always be impartial.
3) Provide the necessary tools.
In order for employees' work to be efficient and productive, it must be
offer all the tools they need, including training, equipment, and a
pleasant workplace.
4) Avoid excessive control.
At times, excessive control paralyzes the continuity of tasks, for example, when
One must wait for a superior's authorization to continue with a task.
determined.
Offer pleasant spaces and quality services.
Good decoration and lighting will positively influence motivation and
worker productivity.
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safety and hygiene of a company.


These are measures that should be implemented within companies in order to prevent
work-related accidents and protect the health of all workers. Hygiene and
The security of a company provides the possibility to organize and plan different
forms of protection.
Benefits of Safety and Hygiene
The health and quality of life of workers improves, so the
commitment towards the company increases.
An adequate work environment and attention to people create a climate.
of trust that favors the motivation and satisfaction of workers.
A preventive culture improves the company's image, with the benefit that
this entails in its relationships with clients, suppliers, and society in its
set.
Ensures the company's compliance with the applicable legislation in
regarding occupational risk prevention.
Reduce the number of workplace accidents.
It also reduces occupational diseases.
Maximize human resource management.
Generates an increase in productivity for the company that implements it.
It fosters relationships between the staff and between them and the organization itself.
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industrial maintenance
Industrial maintenance can be defined as the set of activities
necessary to achieve optimal operation of both facilities, machinery and
equipment such as the different workspaces that make up those facilities
industrial. It would also include the necessary repair and review work to
guarantee the proper functioning and the good state of conservation of the system
productvo.
Objective: to ensure production in any industrial process, its quality and
maintain the proper functioning of the equipment by extending its useful life.

Benefits
Industrial maintenance is an investment that generates great benefits among the
we can list the following:
You prevent and avoid workplace accidents, thereby increasing safety for the
people involved in the production process.
You avoid and reduce losses due to production stoppages.
It allows you to have documentation and tracking of maintenance.
necessary for each team.
• Prevents irreparable damage to your industrial facilities.
Increase the useful life of your equipment

Reduce costs
Keep the equipment in good condition
Improve the quality of your industrial activity.

types of industrial maintenance


• Preventive maintenance. Regarding preventive maintenance of
Industrial facilities can be said to be those focused on prevention of
failures in equipment and installations with the aim of reducing risks.

• Corrective maintenance. Corrective maintenance in industrial facilities


is that which aims to correct any defect that may arise in the equipment or
installation.
• Predictive maintenance. Maintenance step is a more advanced maintenance.
técnico y avanzado. Requiere de formación específica, conocimientos analítcos y
requires specialized equipment.
How often should maintenance be done?
If the company has an automated production system, the work of
Maintenance and inspection of machinery will be easier and faster.
If the company has processes with peaks in production by seasons, it always
it is recommended to do it at the beginning of these to avoid problems during the months of
main activity.
During the summer, it is common in some sectors such as chemical industries,
electricity, automotive, agri-food etc. production decreases, and there are layoffs
technicians or that a high percentage of the staff is on vacation and activity decreases.
It is normal to use these moments for maintenance and other tasks such as improvements.
extensions or new installations. The summer months are a good time to
review how the processes of our company are and update them.
On the other hand, there are companies that do not close in summer; the high ambient temperatures
they force many machines to work at their limit. It is of vital importance to carry out a
correct maintenance and cleaning of all risk equipment.
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environmental legislation

Environmental legislation (environmental law) is a complex set of treaties,


agreements, statutes, laws, regulations, which broadly function to
regulate the interaction of humanity and the rest of the biophysical components or the
natural environment, in order to reduce the impacts of human activity,
both in the natural environment and in humanity itself.

Environmental law or legislation plays an important role in maintenance of


a healthy and safe environment; since it seeks to establish the rules, regulations and
legislate through treaties, agreements, statutes, resolutions, and laws that regulate
the negative behavior and conduct in relation to the environmental surroundings. Therefore,
The main objectives of environmental legislation are to establish measures for
security and sanctions to ensure compliance with the stipulated regulations
to organize, direct, lead, and regulate the environmental impacts of humanity
about the planet.
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work projects in a company.
Project-based work means giving more importance to project managers over
the directors of functional areas, while working on more objectives
concrete tasks, instead of performing more automated and recurring daily tasks.
For that reason, project work requires large doses of creativity and
motivation
Project-based work: a measured process from the beginning

Project work involves very good initial planning, so before


Before starting to work, think very carefully about what resources you need, the deadlines you have.
accounts, the objective and with those bases design your planning. An example of a process
to manage a project, it would be the following:

1.- Define objectives, milestones, and actions

The most important thing is to set the project objective so that we can
subsequently measure the progress towards that objective. Furthermore, it is necessary
set milestones that must be met and actions to be taken to achieve the
Objective. The objective and the milestones will have a specific deadline for completion.

Another essential aspect for defining objectives is knowing what material resources and
humans we need for the project. Analyze what you need and to what extent, to
to be able to manage the acquisition of each resource.

That is, instead of prioritizing functional areas of the company (sales,


marketing, human resources, financial area etc.), priority is given to projects in the
that people from different fields can work together contributing their knowledge and
skills.

Project-based work gives more importance to project managers over


the heads of functional areas, while working on broader objectives
concrete tasks, instead of performing more automated and recurring daily work.
For that reason, project work requires large doses of creativity and
motivation.

Project-based work: a measured process from the beginning


Project work involves very good initial planning, so before
Before you start working, think very carefully about what resources you need, the deadlines you have.
accounts, the objective and with those bases design your planning. An example of the process
to manage a project, it would be the following:

1.- Define objectives, milestones, and actions.

The most important thing is to set the project goal so that we can
subsequently measure the progress towards that objective. Furthermore, it is necessary
establish milestones that must be met and actions to be taken to achieve the
Objective. The objective and the milestones will have a set timeframe to be achieved.

Another essential aspect of defining objectives is knowing what material resources and
humans we need for the project. Analyze what you need and to what extent, for
to be able to manage the acquisition of each resource.

2.- Define a leader

Although decisions related to the project should preferably be made by the team.
that manages it, it is also advisable that there is a leader who directs the actions of
team and motivate all its members for the achievement of the common objective.

3.- Assign tasks to each team member

Once we have a plan with a clear objective and have defined the
resources that we will need, it is time to assign tasks to each member of the
team that will manage the project.

For task assignment, it is essential to know and enhance the best.


skills of each person, so that they can contribute their best to the project
same.
4.- Measure results and correct

As the project progresses, we will be able to verify if the established goals and the
Objectives are realistic, or if it is necessary to modify something. For this, it is essential
being able to measure the results and know what needs to be changed and how to do it.

5.- Reward the achievement of objectives

To motivate the team that develops the project, you can establish rewards, but it is
it is important that the reward is in line with the amount of work it entails
project. If the work requires a very significant effort and the reward is small, it
What you will get are demotivated workers.
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