| Document ID (ISN) | 111394 |
| CIS number |
11-0145 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0049-0059 - Segurança |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ramos M. |
| Title |
Stress at work, an emerging risk in OHS |
| Original title |
Stresse no trabalho, um risco emergente em SST [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 2010, Vol.XLV, No.197, p.40-43. Illus. 9 ref. |
| Abstract |
Occupational stress is a relatively new risk for occupational safety and health services, and is among the emerging occupational risks identified by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. This article reviews the causes, consequences and mechanisms of occupational stress, and discusses the importance of identifying its causes in order to implement prevention and reduction measures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
psychology of work organization; stress factors; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
human behaviour; human relations; role of management; responsibilities of employers; violence |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
|
