Citation

Mościcka-Teske A, Sadłowska-Wrzesińska J, Butlewski M, Misztal A, Jacukowicz A. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine , Poland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2016.1197577

PMID

27278132

Abstract

This paper shows the results of research on psychosocial risks for the group of machine and plant operators (n = 1014) from the construction, chemical, energy, mining, metal and food industries in Poland. Mościcka-Teske and Potocka's Psychosocial Risk Scale was used to indicate the occurrence of general and specific occupational stressors and the level of their stressfulness. The results revealed that the studied machine and plant operators experience job context stress - related to working environment features concerning work organization - more frequently than job content stressors - related to the type of tasks they perform. Moreover, a correlation analysis between work features and the health and occupational functioning of the respondents revealed significant but weak relationships between the variables (-0.08 to -0.23). Comparative analysis revealed the differences between the studied sectors. Such a comparison makes it possible to set goals for each sector and to attempt to improve the distinctive areas.

Language: en