Identifying and addressing psychosocial hazards is a fundamental necessity for cultivating well-being across various spheres of life.
Recognizing these sources of stress is the crucial first step in effectively mitigating psychosocial stress that negatively impacts individuals.
By actively working to reduce these hazards, we can foster significant improvements in overall mental health, leading to more resilient and balanced lives. This proactive approach has a direct and positive influence on our professional environments, creating healthier workplaces where individuals feel supported and can contribute their best.
The collective effort to tackle psychosocial hazards extends beyond the workplace, contributing to the development of a stronger, more supportive, and healthier community for all its members.
Psychosocial hazards arise from poor work design, organization, and management.
They may result in negative psychological, physical, and social outcomes such as work-related stress, burnout, or depression. Some examples of working conditions contributing to psychosocial hazard are:
- Excessive workloads in a low-support environment
- Conflicting demands and lack of role clarity
- Lack of autonomy
- Ineffective communication, lack of support from supervisor or colleagues
- Poorly managed organizational change, job insecurity
- Psychological and sexual harassment, bullying, third-party violence
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- Adapting Your Ergonomics Program to the Hybrid Work Environment Webinar Recording
- How Total Worker Health®, Total Exposure Health, and Total Worker Exposure Relate to Each Other and the Role of the OEHS Professional (AIHce EXP 2023 OnDemand)
- Industrial Safety Fundamentals: General Safety and Ladder Best Practices Course
- Investigating and Resolving Unique IEQ Mysteries (AIHA Connect 2024 OnDemand)
- NIOSH Special Topics-Part 2 - Psychosocial Aspects of Work and Mental Health (AIHce EXP 2023 OnDemand)
