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Australia sends ‘mental health first-aid’ responders to the workplace

December 1, 2015

Although employees trained in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation are commonplace in workplaces, the concept of first responders for mental health crises is still very much in its infancy, even though millions of workers take sick leave or paid time off each year due to mental illness.

ETUI calls for concrete measures to tackle psychosocial risks

November 23, 2015

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) held the Healthy Workplaces 2015 Summit in Bilbao on 3-4 November. ETUI researchers Viktor Kempa and Aida Ponce Del Castillo took part in the debates focused on strategies for managing psychosocial risks in the workplace.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Work songs

November 23, 2015

The 2015 American Music Awards aired last night. Why is NIOSH blogging about this you may ask? Well, we’ve blogged about workplace safety and health themes in: movies twice (three times if you count the recent blog on James Bond’s occupational hazards), books, the theater, and figured it was time we looked at music to see if safety and health is represented in this medium.

A+A ups the OSH showmanship in Dusseldõrf

Maureen Paraventi

November 9, 2015

Exhibitors who came from Australia and Venezuela, from Mexico and Monaco, nine cavernous exhibition halls; live demonstrations of products - including fires that attendees were invited to extinguish; conversations in many different languages; a corporate fashion show that could rival a Broadway production, and almost – but not quite – an indoor windmill. Clearly, occupational safety and health trade shows are done a little differently in Germany.

Trying to be perfect can cause anxiety

October 30, 2015

Many employees struggle to be perfectionists on the job, which can trigger a cascade of anxieties, according to the Harvard Medical School.

Job strain linked to increased sick leave

Improving work psychosocial factors may reduce mental health sick leave

August 20, 2015

Workers with high job demands and job strain are at increased risk of sick leave due to mental disorders, reports a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Qatar’s construction boom, job stresses and heart failures

Dave Johnson

August 3, 2015

Please tell me, is there any way to get out of here? We are going totally mad.”

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Work, stress, and health: Help NIOSH plan the next 25 years

July 7, 2015

In May, NIOSH, the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP) hosted the 11th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health. “Work, Stress, and Health 2015: Sustainable Work, Sustainable Health, Sustainable Organizations” marks 25 years of efforts to advance research and intervention on work-related stress through the conference series.

What you can do about job burnout

June 18, 2015

Burnout is a serious problem that is brought on by the negative effects of chronic, work-related stress. Actual statistics are difficult to come by, but studies from the Nordic countries recently indicated that there, the prevalence of severe burnout is between 2-7 %. If these numbers are extrapolated Europe-wide, the problem and its effects on individuals, businesses and the European economy is sobering.

A U.S. Department of Labor Blog post

Improving mental health for workers

This month and every month

May 18, 2015

...But, over a period of time, her demeanor changed, and she was not her usual self. Then one day she just disappeared. I eventually found out why, when I was given the chore of writing her termination letter. She had experienced a “nervous breakdown,” I was told.