This study redesigned the hierarchy of controls (HoC) to target workplace psychosocial hazards, specifically, adapting the NIOSH Total Worker Health HoC. These called this the Psychosocial Hierarchy of Control (P-HoC). Won’t be anything earth shattering for most, but nice to see it properly articulated. For background: · “There is consistent evidence that psychosocial hazards at… Continue reading The Psychosocial Hierarchy of Controls: Effectively Reducing Psychosocial Hazards at Work
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Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: A meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
What are the links between psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes? Pretty substantial according to this 2021 meta-analysis. 72 reviews were included. They found: · “The associations between psychosocial work factors and cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders were in general significant, and the magnitude of these associations was stronger for mental disorders than for cardiovascular diseases”… Continue reading Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: A meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
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