Psychosocial and ergonomic survey of office and field jobs in a utility company

Coelho, Denis A.,1971-Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal; Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technology, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal (författare)

Introduction. The effect of different kinds of work on the psychosocial assessment of workers under the same management and organizational environment is investigated.Methods. A voluntary assessment in a utility company was carried out using the short version of the Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (CoPsoQ) on two occasions, 1.5 years apart. Initially, 25 office workers (11 men and 14 women) participated, while 14 of those workers (8 women and 6 men) participated in the second assessment together with 32 field workers. The sewage, water treatment and maintenance workers, totaling 32 men, also participated in a field ergonomics assessment using the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries field work ergonomic checklist.Results. The longitudinal outlook was fairly stable, with sustained severe scores in many CoPsoQ subscales and intensification of severity of workers’ control over work and esteem for men. A significantly higher esteem score resulted for field rather than office workers. Workers subjected to foul odors showed similar severity of psychosocial factors.Discussion. For most psychosocial dimensions, the organizational design and management system in place, as well as the overall cultural environment in which it operates, create a much stronger and more decisive impact than job-specific factors.

Tavares, Carla S. D.Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal (författare)
Lima, Tânia M.Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal; Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technology, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal (författare)
Lourenço, Miguel L.Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technology, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal; Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal (författare)
Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal; Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technology, Universidade da Beira Interior, PortugalEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: Taylor & Francis24:3, s. 475-4861080-35482376-9130

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