Comments on: Does being fat equate to being unsafe at work? https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/03/23/does-being-fat-equate-to-being-unsafe-at-work/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Sheryl Dell https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/03/23/does-being-fat-equate-to-being-unsafe-at-work/#comment-3066 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:09:45 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=6172#comment-3066 Hi Kevin, Great reading your blog, this one gave me a lot to think about.

Stress, generated entirely at work, can have serious effects on an employee\’s health. From stomach upsets, lowered resistance to infection and the biggie, heart attack. I can remember many workers going home on the work provided bus grumbling (more than usual) about their bosses, the work load, the workplace, lack of amenities etc. It was not surprising to find many of them absent from work for short and long bursts and a few of them retired on medical grounds, most under 55yo.

Of course you can\’t make an omelette without breaking eggs but the thought that work contributes to premature illness and death is too much to pay.

Note: Orson Welles was a large man and this in no way impeded his work, Leonardo Da Vinci also large, see what he achieved, we need to be on top of \’fat bashing\’, it is discrimination, clearly.

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