Occupational health psychology

centre of emergency responses because they include the coastguard, local authorities, health care trusts and the Environment Agency. These category 1 responders have six duties which will be explained later. Category 2 responders arent as directly involved with planning for emergencies but they have more of an imporrtant role in the emergency situation itself. Some of the category 2 responders include the health and saftey executive, transport…

It is the truth universally acknowledged that, safeguards are put in place to protect individuals and prevent undesirable accidents from occurring, with appropriate measures being put into play. History has illustrated as long as we remain divided there is a recipe for disaster, for we cannot fight for our safety rights individually. Although rarely injuries and deaths of railway employees are reported, accidents on the job are not infrequent, and Canada is no exception; therefore, the roles…

Safety in Welding One day in a welding class at Isothermal Community College, an student was grinding metal on an angle grinder and was using the clear helmet, which is the safe way to grind. Then he took the piece of metal and started welding with the clear grinder helmet on. This caused his eyes to burn and he saw black spots for a few minutes. When changing jobs people also have to change safety equipment. In all jobs, there are dangerous situations that’s why there are safety rules and…

Safety standards within a laboratory should be designed in a way that eliminates risks due to using potentially dangerous practices or procedures and dangerous materials. All laboratories are potentially dangerous places, and it is the actions and attitudes of those working there that determine their safety and that of their colleagues and ultimately of the whole community. The manual identifies the biological agents that are in use within the laboratory. It also points out the exposure…

1.1 Legal requirements relating to an office facility As the building manager I am the person responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements regarding the office management run smoothly and efficiently e.g. Health and Safety. I manage equipment, order goods and control stock. I also manage the staff and so I am responsible for staff welfare and all staffing issues. As I work for CCBC a local Government Authority there are many procedures in place to give guidance and support with the legal…

statement should outline how the safety and health of all employees will be secured and managed. This is by maintaining a safe workplace which uses safe equipment. All hazards should be identified and all risks should be assessed. All hazards should identified by carrying out a workplace risk assessment and recording and reviewing the hazards annually. A safety statement should give details about how the employer is going to manage his or her safety and health responsibilities. This statement…

REVIEW OF LITERATURE K. Tamizharasi and Dr. Uma Rani (2014)1, in their article titled “Work stress and job performance evaluation of BPO employees” have analyzed the stress factors in BPO sector. Data were collected through a questionnaire addressing on the issues, such as salary, Job task, work environment, colleagues, late night shift and workload. The findings revealed that a majority of 195 employees agreed that late night shift is the main source of their stress. It also identified that…

Stress at work Work stress is a common terminology across the world due to the recognition that it poses a great risk to the workers’ health and to organizations performance. This is because stressed employees are poorly motivated, less productive, unhealthy, and likely to cause accidents and injuries at the workplace. Consequently, an organization whose workforce is constantly stressed shows poor performance in the competitive environment. () defines work stress as “the response people may…

Singh (1981) identified twelve factors which caused occupational stress such as Role overload, Role ambiguity, Role conflict, group pressures, low profitability, under participation, low status, responsibility for people, intrinsic impoverishment, strenuous work, poor peer relations and powerlessness. Non Work Stresses Besides the stressors prevailing in work setting, a number of non-work or off the job factors are the indirect sources of occupational stress. Models of work and non work stress…

make their time in the school more fulfilling and to care for their own personal mental and physical health. That can manifest itself in sports, music, and even leisure reading. I found my own way of handling stress through yoga, finding a dramatic positive increase in my own physical, mental, and spiritual health. Yoga has, most obviously, has had a immense positive impact on my physical health. I found that I myself have become more flexible in my everyday life. I noticed firstly when I bent…