Working conditions in a precarious work environment - A global study of aviation workers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Greiner ◽  
E. Rosskam ◽  
V. McCarthy ◽  
M. Mateski ◽  
L. Zsoldos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Global Study

scholarly journals OP0317-PARE THE CONTEMPORARY WORK-RELATED BURDEN OF DISEASE FOR PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN GREECE

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 193.1-194
Author(s):  
K. Koutsogianni ◽  
F. Asimakopoulou ◽  
E. Repa ◽  
I. Papadakis ◽  
M. Chatziioannou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Burden Of Disease ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Flexible Schedule ◽  
Financial Income ◽  
State Pension

Background:EULAR recommendations emphasize the importance of suitable working conditions for people with Rheumatic diseases (RD). Thus, opportunities and choices at work need to be increased for people with rheumatic diseases. Conversely, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the working population and particularly those with chronic conditions, such as those with RD. However, there is still a lack of reliable data.Objectives:To depict contemporary real-life data regarding the work-related burden of disease among Greek patients with RD. To develop a White Paper with proposals to the State in order to facilitate people with rheumatic diseases to rejoin or be retained in the work force.Methods:A 24-item quantitative questionnaire was uploaded in the website and social media of REUMAZEIN to capture patients’ responses in respect to work life. The questionnaire was online accessible for a 45-day period (15/8-30/9/2020).Results:The responses of 503 adult people with RD (M/F/NA 94/408/1), were available for analysis. Their age was stratified in decades (18-20 0.6%,21-30 5.99%, 31-40 22.36%, 41-50 38.92%, 51-60 22.16% and over 60 9.58%); totally, 83.44% were in the “work-reproductive” period. The predominant RD types were RA 30.3%, SLE 22.8%, AS 20.2% and PsA 20.2%, respectively. Nearly 90% were on medication, namely 40% on biologics, 33% on methotrexate (as a monotherapy or combined therapy), 16.2% on steroids. A minority were either on alternative therapies (2.8%) or off medication (7.5%), respectively. Most of the people were still employed (72.9%) on a full-time schedule (57.7%) and 4.8% on a part-time one, due to their RD. The rest of them (27.1%) were out of work either due to RD (17%) or retirement (1.7%) or for unrelated to the RD reasons (8.4%). The main source of financial income was personal work (52.4%), followed by a family member support (31.1%), while 11% had either a state pension (8%) or a subsidy (3.2%). In respect to the daily house-keeping, half of them (59.3%) had a varying difficulty (mild 36.3%, severe 23%) and 0.8% considered themselves as “unable”. The diagnosis was mostly established (81%) prior to the work onset. Post-diagnosis, RD had not affected their working schedule in 47.2%, 17% continued to work with respective adaptations but 30% had quitted or resigned from their work 1-7 years later. RD was notified to the work environment by 85%. As for a compassionate work management, 46% reported no change, 28% an improved policy but 28% a worse one. The development of relative adaptations in the work setting (as chairs, devices, flexible schedule) were considered as favorite factors easing the work by 85%. 17% reported an employer’s knowledge on RD related working legislation, 43% the contrary and another 38.7% wished for a future employer’s awareness. Most of the participants (58.9%) had no personal information on this field but were eager to get it. The uneventful impact of RD on finding or keeping a job was registered by 77.4% and 66.9%, respectively. During COVID, most of the participants (53%) have not asked for an RD-related leave and only 24.2% chose to telework, a policy that raised mutual satisfaction in 19%. Of note, the working conditions have not mainly been altered (67%) after the end of the 1st quarantine.Conclusion:This study highlighted that although RD predominate in females, women are more willing to participate in such projects (F 90%). The financial income was mainly based on a personal or a family member work reimbursement (83%), while 11% depended on a state pension or subsidy. The majority has notified the RD to their work environment (85%) while another 85% considered as favorite factors easing the work, several adaptations in the work setting such as chairs, devices, flexible schedule etc. Interestingly, 60% of the participants were unaware of the beneficial legal work rights and nearly 70% of them believe that RD is an obstacle for employment or working maintenance. COVID has not dramatically impaired their work life although the use of teleworking should be strengthened.Disclosure of Interests:None declared.

scholarly journals Optimizing The Resilience of Healthcare Workers Against The COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-4
Author(s):  
Muchtar ◽  
Ray Wagiu Basrowi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Identification Process ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Psychosocial Hazards ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have physical and psychosocial pressure in carrying out their work. The requirement for healthcare workers in dealing with the pandemic is so high, the identification process for the resilience of healthcare workers is not going well. The purpose of this article is to review about how to optimize the resilience of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 outbreak working conditions. Methods: This literature review is conducted in October 2021. Research related to the resilience of healthcare workers during COVID-19 Pandemic by using valid keywords, including resilience, healthcare workers, COVID-19 through ProQuest, ScienceDirect and SpingerLink. Results: A total of 10 articles were selected for the literature review. The process of self-reflection is one of the important things for healthcare workers. Optimizing relisience of healthcare workers by carrying out an efficient division of tasks to reduce workloads, give more attention to their needs, provide training and knowledge about digital applications to increase capacity in carrying out their work, provide mental health support for healthcare workers and creating a safe and comfortable work environment for them. Conclusions: Maintaining health during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important thing that needs to be done by healthcare workers. Stress management is an important factor in dealing with a pandemic. Create an assessment of the resilience of healthcare workers by detecting gaps, determining priorities, developing plans to prevent psychosocial hazards at all levels both individual and organizational levels.

Zmiany w obszarze zatrudnienia migrantek i migrantów ukraińskich w powiecie tatrzańskim w kryzysie pandemii COVID-19. Prekarność a bezpieczeństwo i godziwość pracy

2021 ◽  
pp. 335-354
Author(s):  
Wiktor Magdziarz ◽  
Natalia Styrnol
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Empirical Material

In this publication we present the results of qualitative research we carried out in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It concerned support networks of Ukrainian migrants working in the Tatrzański county, Poland. Extensive empirical material that we have gathered allows us also to examine working conditions in the tourism-related services sector. We analyze them in the context of the concept of precarious work, opposing it to the ideas of work safety and decent work. We recall numerous examples of violation of workers’ rights and point out how the precarious position of migrant workers has additionally worsened during the crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.

scholarly journals Working conditions and compensated sickness absence among nurses and care assistants in Sweden during two decades: a cross-sectional biennial survey study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e030096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staffan Marklund ◽  
Klas Gustafsson ◽  
Gunnar Aronsson ◽  
Constanze Leineweber ◽  
Magnus Helgesson
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Physical Work ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Factors ◽  
Work Environment Factors ◽  
Ratio Range

ObjectivesThe aims of the study were to trace the patterns of work environment factors and compensated sickness absence (SA) among nurses and care assistants compared with other occupations and to compare SA among exposed and non-exposed nurses and care assistants.DesignA cross-sectional survey on work environment factors based on the biennial Swedish Work Environment Surveys 1991–2013, linked to longitudinal register data on SA 1993–2014.ParticipantsThe study included 98 249 individuals, stratified into nurses and care assistants (n=16 179) and a reference population including all other occupations (n=82 070).Outcome measureAnnual days of compensated SA (>14 days) 3 years after exposure years.ResultsNurses and care assistants had higher SA in 1993–2014 compared with all other occupations, and differences in background factors only partly explained this relationship. For both groups, exposure to physical work factors remained steady, but the number of exposed were 10%–30% higher among nurses and care assistants. Those exposed to heavy physical work and strenuous working postures had in most years significantly higher SA when compared with non-exposed (rate ratio range: 1.4–1.9). Exposure to high job demands increased 10%–25% in 1991–1999 among nurses and care assistants but became more stable in 2001–2013 and high proportions of high job demands coincided with the increase in SA in 1995–1999. Nurses and care assistants exposed to high job demands had for most years significantly higher SA than non-exposed (rate ratio range: 1.5–2.1). Low job control and low support from supervisors elevated SA significantly only for a few years.ConclusionsExposure to negative work factors among nurses and care assistants was weakly associated with variations in SA, but may be related to their higher level of SA when compared with other occupations. Improved physical and psychosocial working conditions may reduce the elevated SA level in these occupations.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO DE FATORES DO AMBIENTE DE TRABALHO EM ATIVIDADES DE UM VIVEIRO FLORESTAL DE CURVELO, MINAS GERAIS

FLORESTA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Tiago Reis Dutra ◽  
Ângelo Márcio Pinto Leite ◽  
Marília Dutra Massad
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Clonal Propagation ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Forest Nursery ◽  
Substrate Preparation ◽  
Work Environment Factors ◽  
Cleaning And Disinfection ◽  
Keywords Ergonomics ◽  
Improve Health

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar e avaliar os fatores do ambiente de trabalho em atividades de um viveiro de propagação de mudas clonais de Eucalyptus spp., visando à melhoria da saúde, do bem-estar, da segurança, do conforto e da produtividade dos trabalhadores envolvidos nessa atividade. A caracterização dos fatores do ambiente de trabalho – sensações térmicas (temperatura, umidade e velocidade do vento), ruído e luminosidade – foram obtidos através da observação direta da unidade de trabalho e aferição de agentes físicos, sendo avaliados os setores de lavagem e desinfecção de tubetes e bandejas, embandejamento e enchimento de tubetes, preparo de substrato, jardim clonal, estaqueamento, casa de vegetação, casa de sombra e crescimento a céu aberto. Das atividades avaliadas, as que se apresentam em níveis inadequados, com limites acima do permitido, correspondem a casa de vegetação (temperatura e umidade), jardim clonal e crescimento a céu aberto (luminosidade), preparo de substrato e enchimento de tubetes (ruído) e velocidade do vento (atividades a céu aberto).Palavras-chave: Ergonomia; condições de trabalho; produção de mudas. AbstractEvaluation of work environment factors in a forest nursery activities from Curvelo, Minas Gerais. The objective of this study is to characterize and evaluate factors of work environment in a nursery for clonal propagation of Eucalyptus spp., in order to improve health, welfare, safety, comfort and productivity of the workers involved in such activity. Factors characterized in work environment: thermal sensations (temperature, humidity and wind speed), noise and light were obtained by direct observation of the work unit and measurement of physical agents, it was evaluated sectors of cleaning and disinfection of tubes and trays, tubes and filling boxing, substrate preparation, clonal garden, staking, greenhouse, shade and growth in the open. Evaluated activities that present inadequate levels, surpassing the allowed limits are as follows: the greenhouse (temperature and humidity); garden and clonal growth in the open (light) substrate preparation and filling of tubes (noise) and speed wind (open activities).Keywords: Ergonomics; working conditions; production of seedlings.

Working conditions in selected hospital rooms: results of a pilot study on noise, illumination and microclimate

2018 ◽  
Vol 567 (12) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Bożena Smagowska ◽  
Dariusz Pleban ◽  
Andrzej Sobolewski ◽  
Andrzej Pawlak
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Safety And Health

The article presents an assessment of three physical factors of the work environment, i.e. noise, illumination and microclimate in selected rooms of a hospital. The rooms were selected in cooperation with occupational safety and health services. Quantities characterizing noise, illumination and microclimate were measured in the operating room and in the sterilization and pathomorphology rooms. For this purpose, the measurement methods included in the standards were applied. The pilot study showed that noise limits were exceeded in terms of annoyance and that there is a need to improve illumination in the operating room, in the sterilization room and in the histological laboratory. In the operating and in the sterilization rooms, the requirement of thermal comfort was met with the assumption of low physical activity of employees, while in the pathomorphology room, changes are necessary.

Workplace safety in furniture industry plants (selected aspects)

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 134-140
Author(s):  
KORNELIA POLEK-DURAJ
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Furniture Industry ◽  
Local Labor Market ◽  
Accident Rates

Workplace safety in furniture industry plants (selected aspects). The practical aim of the study was to define the safety of the working environment of persons employed in the furniture industry in the local labor market of the Opole Voivodeship based on selected aspects. For this purpose, data related to occupational hazards, causes of accidents at work and accident rates were used. The paper recommends a method of recognizing the working conditions, with particular emphasis on the work environment. An analysis of selected indicators shaping safety the work environment was performed. It has been found that despite the apparent improvements in this field, it is still on an unsatisfactory level.

scholarly journals Work environment and the performance of forest rangers in South West Mau Forest, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
NDUKU ISSA ETEMESI ◽  
PETER K. SIRMAH ◽  
JOSIAH CHEPKWONY
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
South West ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Communication Work ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Forest Act

Etemesi NI, Sirmah PK, Chepkwony J. 2018. Work environment and the performance of forest rangers in South West Mau Forest, Kenya. Asian J For 2: 46-53. The objective of this research was to evaluate and understand how the working environment of Kenya Forest Service (KFS) forest rangers affects their performance. The Rangers, under the Enforcement and Compliance Division (ENCOM) of KFS are mandated to implement the enforcement of laws and policies pertaining to forests and its allied resources as prescribed in the Kenya Forest Act of 2005. Qualitative research approach was employed in the data collection by the use of structured questionnaires in four forest stations. From a population of 46 rangers, 32 rangers, 8 serving in each of the three forest stations {Londiani, Masaita, and Sorget} of Kericho Zone, Mau complex and the Kericho Ecosystem Conservator's Office were sampled randomly. A pre-tested questionnaire on demographic trends, duration of service, work environment variables constituting of remuneration, living conditions, motivation, appraisals, rewards, empowerment, communication, work tools, mobility, uniforms, challenges, and personal life were administered in January 2016. The performance indicators gave dissatisfaction rates of 59% and 63% in most of the parameters tested. Comparison of the finding of this study with the findings of the surveys of 2010 and 2013 in different conservancies in Kenya gave an index of 51.4% and 56.74% satisfaction respectively. The results, therefore, denote a progressive correlation between the working conditions drivers and the performance of forest rangers. Kenya Forest Service under ENCOM Division has a responsibility and large task to improve the working conditions and environment of the rangers. No matter how efficient conservation and regeneration programs may be undertaken while enforcement lags behind the cumulative performance of the entire process shall ever record dismal performance. More radical measures must be undertaken to enhance the performance and productivity of rangers through motivation, improving both their intrinsic and extrinsic working environment. KFS must as well acknowledge that low employee satisfaction rates shall ever incapacitate the forest rangers performance.

scholarly journals Favorable Working Conditions Related to Health Behavior Among Nurses and Care Assistants in Sweden—A Population-Based Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Helgesson ◽  
Staffan Marklund ◽  
Klas Gustafsson ◽  
Gunnar Aronsson ◽  
Constanze Leineweber
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Psychosocial Working Conditions ◽  
Sickness Presence ◽  
Recovery Behavior

Objective: To analyze the associations between favorable physical and psychosocial work factors and health behavior among healthcare employees (nurses and care assistants) with health complaints.Methods: The study was based on seven iterations (2001–2013) of a biennial Swedish work environment survey linked with data from public registers. In all, 7,180 healthcare employees, aged 16–64 years, who had reported health complaints, were included. Health behavior was operationalized through four combinations of sickness absence (SA) and sickness presence (SP): ‘good health behavior' (Low SP/Low SA), ‘recovery behavior' (Low SP/High SA), ‘risk behavior' (High SP/Low SA), and ‘poor health behavior' (High SP/High SA). Odds ratios (OR) were calculated by multinomial logistic regression with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results: After adjusting for socio-demographic factors, those who rarely worked in strenuous postures had an increased probability of having ‘good health behavior' (OR range: nurses 1.72–2.02; care assistants 1.46–1.75). Those who rarely experienced high job demands had increased odds for having ‘good health behavior' (OR: nurses 1.81; OR range: care assistants 1.67–2.13), while having good job control was found to be related to ‘good health behavior' only among care assistants (OR range 1.30–1.68). In the full model, after also considering differences in health, none of the work environment indicators affected ‘good health behavior' among nursing professionals. Among care assistants, rarely having heavy physical work and having low psychosocial demands remained significantly associated with ‘good health behavior' (OR range: 1.24–1.58) and ‘recovery behavior' (OR range: 1.33–1.70). No associations were found between favorable work environment factors and ‘risk behavior' among the two groups of employees. However, positive assessments of the work situation were associated with ‘good health behavior,' even after controlling for all confounders for both groups (OR range: 1.43–2.69).Conclusions: ‘Good health behavior' and ‘recovery behavior' among care assistants were associated with favorable physical and psychosocial working conditions even when health was considered. This implies that reduced sickness presence and sickness absence among care assistants can be achieved through improved physical and psychosocial working conditions.

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