Do regulatory tools instigate measures to prevent work-related psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors? A process evaluation of a Labour inspection authority trial in the Norwegian home-care services

Autor: Håkon A. Johannessen, Stein Knardahl, Jan S. Emberland, Øivind Skare, Bjørnar Finnanger Garshol
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Research Notes, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-022-06244-4
Popis: Abstract Objective There is a research gap regarding the way managers and employee representatives respond to Labour Authority interventions targeting work-related psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors. The present study aimed to determine if (I) labour inspections and (II) guidance-through-workshops led by inspectors were perceived by the target audience as equally useful and educational; and to determine if utility and enhanced knowledge were associated with the implementation of measures to prevent work-related risk factors. Finally, it aimed to determine if the managers in the intervention groups to a greater extent than the controls reported implementing such measures. Results Managers and employee representatives in both intervention groups reported a high level of perceived utility as well as a high level of enhanced knowledge. Both utility (p
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