Element 2: Adequate Resources and Psychosocial Support
Before employers are justified in administering appropriate consequences, they should first provide their employees with the means and methods to achieve the standards of performance that have been established.
We can't work safe while overly stressed!
Employers should provide a safe and healthful physical workplace and supportive psychosocial workplace environment.
- Physical resources: These resources help to ensure safe and healthful conditions and exposures. Examples include:
- safe tools, equipment, and machinery
- non-hazardous materials
- ergonomic workstations
- well-designed facilities
- Psychosocial support: Examples of psychosocial factors that increase stress include job dissatisfaction, monotonous work, the pressure to work fast, limited job control, and lack of positive consequences. Psychosocial support that can reduce stress includes:
- safety education and training
- reasonable work schedules and production quotas
- human resource programs
- safe work procedures
- competent management
- tough-caring leadership
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-4. Before employers are justified in administering discipline, they should first ensure they have provided _____.
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