@article{ref1,
title="Evidence-based strategies for improving occupational safety and health among teleworkers during and after the coronavirus pandemic",
journal="Human factors",
year="2021",
author="Chen, Peter and Schall, Mark C. Jr",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To review practical, evidence-based strategies that may be implemented to promote teleworker safety, health, and well-being during and after the coronavirus  pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19). <br><br>BACKGROUND: The prevalence of telework has increased  due to COVID-19. The upsurge brings with it challenges, including limited  face-to-face interaction with colleagues and supervisors, reduced access to  ergonomics information and resources, increased social isolation, and blurred role  definitions, which may adversely affect teleworker safety, health, and well-being. <br><br>METHOD: Evidence-based strategies for improving occupational safety, health, and  well-being among teleworkers were synthesized in a narrative-based review to address  common challenges associated with telework considering circumstances unique to the  COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>RESULTS: Interventions aimed at increasing worker motivation to  engage in safe and healthy behaviors via enhanced safety leadership, managing role  boundaries to reduce occupational safety and health risks, and redesigning work to  strengthen interpersonal interactions, interdependence, as well as workers'  initiation have been supported in the literature. APPLICATION: This review provides  practical guidance for group-level supervisors, occupational safety and health  managers, and organizational leaders responsible for promoting health and safety  among employees despite challenges associated with an increase in telework.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0018-7208",
doi="10.1177/0018720820984583",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018720820984583"
}