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Psychosocial risk and work decisions of transport workers: A study

Mościcka-Teske Agnieszka, Sadłowska-Wrzesińska Joanna, Gajsek Brigita, Stachowiak Agnieszka

Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics

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2023

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Vol. 8, No. 2

113--127

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Purpose: The main objective of the research was to identify the structure and level of psychosocial risk experienced by transport workers and the relation between occupational stress and the decision to leave the job. Methodology: The research on psychosocial risks at work and their impact on job-related decisions was conducted with the Psychosocial Risk Scale (SRP), a scientifically verified diagnostic tool characterized by high reliability and accuracy of coefficients. The scale consists of four parts, A, B, C, and D. Part A concerns demographic data (such as age, gender, seniority, position, etc.). Part B contains questions related to health and professional functioning. Part C consists of 50 statements related to characteristics of work that pose potential psychosocial risks. Annex D-SRP for the transport sector contains 12 questions (α-Cronbach factor = 0.80). Psychometric properties of parts B and C of the Psychosocial Risk Scale were determined on the basis of the survey results. Results: The psychosocial risk categories considered were workload, job content, work schedule, control, environment and equipment, organizational culture and function, interpersonal relationships, career development, and work-life interface. The mediating effect of job satisfaction was also considered to provide a holistic perception of the analyzed problem. Job satisfaction was analyzed in job content, work conditions and organization, financial conditions, career development, and interpersonal relations with superiors and co-workers. Based on research results, authors identified and characterized the impact of psychosocial risk on transport workers' job-related decisions. Theoretical contribution: The research links social sciences, psychology, and management studies exploring the links between occupational stress and HR management implications, filling in a research gap between occupational stress and logistics management and creating new gaps and research questions as conclusions from research open following research fields and opportunities in the context of research on sustainable development of enterprises. It adds a new perspective to transport management, proving that risk resulting from job characteristics and organization can compromise the availability of workers and the quality of processes performed. Practical implications: The research results can be used by HR managers and workload planners to minimize the occupational stress experienced and improve the well-being and performance of transport workers.

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Applying elvie - tool for psychosocial risk assessment: results of a case study

Moraru Roland-Iosif, Posyłek Mirosław

System Safety : Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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2022

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Vol. 4, nr 1

245-256

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About half of European workers believe that stress is common in their workplace and that it is the cause of about half of all lost working days. In Europe, 25% of workers report suffering from work stress all the time or most of their working time, with a similar percentage reporting that stress adversely affects their health. Estimates of costs borne by employers and society are considerable, amounting to tens of billions of euros at European level. Considering the exponential increase in the last decade of the impact of occupational stress and the direct implications on the health and well-being of workers, coupled with the low level of attention paid to this risk by employers and labor inspectorates in Romania, this paper aimed at developing a company-level research to validate the applicability of a specific psychosocial risk assessment tool. The preliminary results obtained confirmed the need to increase the real attention paid to this component of the health status of workers - and implicitly of enterprises - allowing the substantiation of a plan of measures designed to minimize psychosocial risks in the investigated company.

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Rola specjalisty bhp w kształtowaniu psychospołecznych aspektów kultury bezpieczeństwa

Sadłowska-Wrzesińska J., Kowal E.

Zarządzanie Przedsiębiorstwem

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2017

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Vol. 20, nr 3

39--45

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Attempts undertaken to increase the security level in companies usually involve making changes in technics, organization and technology. The principal achievements can be noted in the development and operation modes of machinery and equipment; legal and administrative rules of functioning of organization are improved as well, mainly through implementing of corporate management systems. Meanwhile, a number of reports and statistical studies prove that the main barrier in reducing the number and severity of accidents, as well as other events potentially dangerous - is the so called human factor. Hence, it is necessary to remember that development of safety culture requires constant concentration on behavior of employees, organization of work, effective training and shaping safety-oriented attitudes. The article presents the basic issues related to psychosocial risks, identified in the work environment. Psychosocial risks are defined as important emerging risk factors. The approach preferred to reducing such risks appears to be building climate of security and attempts to determine the level of safety culture in the workplace. In the companies managed according to contemporary paradigms it is emphasized is that the development of safety culture in the company is an integral part of corporate management and shaping corporate image. Measurable effects of the high safety culture include decreasing accident rates, but also reduced rate of employee absenteeism and increased overall job satisfaction. The basis of the desired safety culture is the high value attributed to health and life. Formation of such a culture in a company requires developing new attitudes and values with the active participation of all the members of the group. The goal is to encourage employees to eliminate excessive risks in the workplace and to operate in health and life protection oriented manner. It requires commitment not only from the state but also from employers and employees. The issue is the more important as the more often a source of occupational risk is its psycho-social layer. Describing the problem of psychosocial occupational risks, the authors emphasize the role of occupational health and safety expert in the process of shaping safety culture. The goal of this article is to draw attention to the lack of preventive measures, which would be aimed at eliminating or reducing emerging risk factors. The paper presents the results of the research: those that relate to assessment of the level of safety culture and to evaluation of the operation of occupational health and safety experts in the area of psychosocial risk management.

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Zagrożenia psychospołeczne w miejscu pracy w Polsce

Mościcka-Teske A., Potocka A.

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Poznańskiej. Organizacja i Zarządzanie

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2016

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Nr 70

139--153

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Problematyka zagrożeń psychospołecznych stanowi jeden z najbardziej aktualnych obszarów badań z zakresu ochrony zdrowia i bezpieczeństwa pracujących. W artykule przedstawione są badania dotyczące skali stresu zawodowego i jego związków z funkcjonowaniem zawodowym i zdrowiem pracowników, realizowane w grupie 7263 pracowników z 15 branż gospodarki, z zastosowaniem Skali Ryzyka Psychospołecznego. Wyniki wykazały, że pracownicy zdecydowanie częściej i silniej stresują się cechami związanymi ze sposobem zorganizowania pracy i jakością relacji międzyludzkich (czyli czynnikami należącymi do kontekstu pracy, czyli tzw. czynnikami miękkimi) niż tym, jakie zadania (rodzaj pracy) muszą wykonywać. Wykazano również, że środowisko pracy, które charakteryzuje się wyższym poziomem stresogenności, generuje większą absencję zatrudnionych, większą fluktuację kadr, gorsze wskaźniki stanu zdrowia i poziomu zdolności do pracy zatrudnionych, ich słabsze zaangażowanie w pracę oraz niższy poziom satysfakcji zawodowej.

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Psychosocial risk is one of the most current areas of research in the field of occupational health and safety. The article presents research on the scale of occupational stress and its relation to the professional functioning and health of workers. The studied subjects included 7623 employees employed in 15 sectors of the Polish economy. The Psychosocial Risk Scale was used as the research tool. The results showed that the context of work (for example work organization, and quality of interpersonal relationships) generated a higher level of occupational stress. It was also shown that the higher level of stress was connected with higher absenteeism, increased staff turnover, worse indicators of health status and ability to work of employees, their lower work engagement, and lower level of job satisfaction.

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Assessment of safety and health of storage workers - a psychosocial approach

Sadłowska-Wrzesińska J.

LogForum

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2016

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Vol. 12, no. 1

25--35

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Background: Although there is still a lot to do as far as prevention and elimination of traditional health and work safety hazards is concerned, the problem of psychosocial risk prevention is extremely important nowadays. It is crucial to take into consideration the health of workers and promotion of health in the workplace, as the occupational stress epidemics is getting more and more widespread. Methods: The article is based on the statistic analysis of accidents at work as well as the analysis of health problems resulting from the job itself. The latest work safety reports have been reviewed and special attention has been paid to psychosocial risk analysis. The author has tried to explicate the terms of new and emerging risks as regards storage work. Results: Various threat aspects of storage work have been evaluated. Deficits in psychosocial hazard identification have been indicated. What is more, no correlation between occupational tasks of storage workers and their knowledge about psychosocial risks has been emphasized. An exemplified approach to warehouse psychosocial threat identification has been presented. The approach is based on the diagnosis of the current situation. Conclusions: The psychosocial risk of storage work may lead to health deterioration, greater accident risk and worse performance at work. Such consequences mean that the psychosocial risks affect both an individual and the organization. Therefore, we should expect more intense efforts to increase psychosocial risk awareness of both employers and employees.

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Wstęp: Mimo że w europejskich zakładach pracy nadal pozostaje wiele do zrobienia w zakresie profilaktyki i zwalczania tradycyjnych zagrożeń zdrowotnych oraz bezpieczeństwa pracy, problem zapobiegania ryzyku psychospołecznemu należy do wyjątkowo aktualnych. Uwzględnienie ochrony zdrowia pracujących i promocji zdrowia w miejscu pracy wydają się być niezwykle istotne w odniesieniu do szerzącej się współcześnie epidemii stresu zawodowego. Metody: artykuł oparto o analizę statystyczną wypadków przy pracy oraz analizę problemów zdrowotnych występujących w związku z wykonywaną pracą. Dokonano przeglądu najnowszych raportów dotyczących bezpieczeństwa pracy, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem analizy ryzyka psychospołecznego. Podjęto próbę eksplikacji pojęć z zakresu nowopowstających rodzajów ryzyka w odniesieniu do warunków pracy w magazynie. Wyniki: ocenie poddano różnorodne aspekty zagrożeń występujących na stanowisku pracy magazyniera. Wskazano na deficyty w zakresie identyfikacji zagrożeń o charakterze psychospołecznym oraz zaakcentowano brak korelacji pomiędzy zadaniami zawodowymi magazyniera a jego wiedzą na temat ryzyka psychospołecznego. Na podstawie diagnozy stanu obecnego zaprezentowano egzemplifikacyjne podejście do identyfikacji zagrożeń psychospołecznych występujących w magazynie. Wnioski: ryzyko psychospołeczne związane z pracą w magazynie może prowadzić do pogorszenia stanu zdrowia, zwiększenia ryzyka wypadków, gorszego wykonywanie zadań. Konsekwencje te oznaczają istotne oddziaływanie ryzyka psychospołecznego zarówno na poziomie jednostki, jak i na poziomie organizacji - oczekiwać więc należy wzmożonych wysiłków na rzecz uświadamiania w tym obszarze zarówno pracodawców, jak i pracobiorców.

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Dental Ergonomics to Combat Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review

Gupta A., Ankola A. V., Hebbal M.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2013

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Vol. 19, No. 4

561--571

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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are significant workplace problems affecting occupational health, productivity and the careers of dental professionals. The prevalence of MSDs is on the rise for all types of dental workers. In spite of different patterns of work culture, there are parallel levels of symptoms in dentists across nations. Risk factors for MSDs are multifactorial. Symptoms appear very early in careers, with higher prevalence of MSDs even during educational training. Ergonomics improvements, health promotion and organizational interventions are necessary to reduce the risk. An interdisciplinary approach with progressive efforts should be taken to address MSDs in dental professionals.

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Pojęcie ryzyka psychospołecznego w pracy

Widerszal-Bazyl M.

Bezpieczeństwo Pracy : nauka i praktyka

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2009

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nr 6

6-8

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Artykuł poświęcony jest analizie pojęcia ryzyka psychospołecznego w pracy. Warstwa psychospołeczna pracy jest dziś w coraz większym stopniu źródłem ryzyka zawodowego. Nie ma jednej, powszechnie akceptowanej definicji pojęcia ryzyka psychospołecznego: ich treść jest różna w zależności od przyjętej perspektywy. Szczególnie przydatne jest zdaniem autorki podejście związane z europejskim projektem PRIMA-EF, towarzyszy mu bowiem lista czynników, które są źródłem ryzyka, dzięki czemu można ukierunkować jego pomiar, a w konsekwencji ograniczanie.

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This article is devoted to an analysis of the concept of psychosocial risk at work. The psychosocial layer of work is becoming an important factor of occupational risk. There is no single and commonly acknowledged definition of the concept of psychosocial risk: the substance of various definitions differs in accordance to the creators' point of view. In the eyes of this author the approach connected to the European project PRIMA-EF is highly recommended as it focuses the measurement, and therefore, limits sources of risk.