THE WORK SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AT WORK

Autor: JOSÉ M. PEIRÓ
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Universitas Psychologica, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 179-186 (2004)
ISSN: 1657-9267
Popis: This paper offers an analysis of the implications of the work system for the analysis and prevention ofrisks at work and health promotion in companies. The work system is perhaps the central aspect ofproductive organizations and the one that most directly determines the characteristics of work activityand its potential psychosocial risks. It is an organization-related component, thus psychosocial, fruit ofthe design and can be improved and adapted to the workers' basic needs. Nevertheless, in many occasionsit is taken for granted in organizations, something which requires the adaptation of workers. Anadequate understanding of the work system and its different components is basic for the psychosocialintervention towards the prevention of work risks. At work, specific characteristics of the work systemin service organizations are given attention, because in this context, psychosocial emerging risks areidentified, in which the interventions of psychologists can be appropriate and accurate.
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