Résumé
La grossesse fait l’objet de dispositions légales pour la protection des femmes enceintes et de l’enfant à naître (OProMa, 2015 ; SECO, 2021). La législation suisse prévoit que lorsque l’activité expose une femme à des risques pour sa grossesse, l’employeur doit lui proposer une activité adaptée. Les activités administratives, communément considérées comme sans dangers particuliers, sont toutefois peu voire pas concernées par ces mesures de protection spécifiques. Un projet-pilote a été mis en oeuvre au CHUV en 2019 pour les collaboratrices enceintes occupant un poste de travail administratif informatisé habituellement ou ponctuellement dans le cadre d’un aménagement spécifique à la grossesse. La grossesse peut engendrer une symptomatologie diverse (fatigue, jambes lourdes, lombalgie, etc.) pouvant générer des difficultés pour l’activité voire des périodes d’incapacité de travail. Ce projet vise à identifier les conditions de travail des collaboratrices enceintes aux postes de travail informatisés, ainsi que les actions d’amélioration et de maintien au poste durant la grossesse.
Pregnancy is subject to legal provisions for the protection of pregnant women and their unborn children (OProMa, 2015; SECO, 2021). Swiss legislation provides that when the activity exposes a woman to risks for her pregnancy, the employer must offer her a suitable activity. However, administrative activities, commonly considered as not particularly dangerous, are hardly or not at all concerned by these specific protective measures. A pilot project has been implemented at the CHUV in 2019 for pregnant employees working at a computerized administrative workstation, either on a regular basis or on an ad hoc basis, as part of a specific pregnancy-related arrangement. Pregnancy can lead to various symptoms (fatigue, heavy legs, low back pain, etc.) that can generate difficulties for the activity or even periods of work incapacity. This project aims to identify the working conditions of pregnant employees at computerized workstations, and the actions to improve and maintain them at their jobs during pregnancy.
Pregnancy is subject to legal provisions for the protection of pregnant women and their unborn children (OProMa, 2015; SECO, 2021). Swiss legislation provides that when the activity exposes a woman to risks for her pregnancy, the employer must offer her a suitable activity. However, administrative activities, commonly considered as not particularly dangerous, are hardly or not at all concerned by these specific protective measures. A pilot project has been implemented at the CHUV in 2019 for pregnant employees working at a computerized administrative workstation, either on a regular basis or on an ad hoc basis, as part of a specific pregnancy-related arrangement. Pregnancy can lead to various symptoms (fatigue, heavy legs, low back pain, etc.) that can generate difficulties for the activity or even periods of work incapacity. This project aims to identify the working conditions of pregnant employees at computerized workstations, and the actions to improve and maintain them at their jobs during pregnancy.