Stress as an Accident Factor

Research Paper # 3446

Business > Human Resources
Business > Management
Psychology > Social

This paper looks at stress on the job, accidents that may occur as a result, and means of reducing pressures and increasing productivity.

1,495 words () | 6 sources | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This essay examines mental and physical pressures that workers bear at work. The author discusses how on-the-job stress affects a person's capabilities and productivity, and how such pressures lend to higher incidences of accidents at work. The paper also discusses methods of reducing job-related stress and increasing productivity and safety as a result.

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"Mental and emotional pressure can affect performance and productivity of a worker on the job. One of the biggest influences of today's worker is on-the-job stress. Job stress occurs when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker, NIOSH. This consequently affects how a person would normally deal with customer service problems, grievances, violence, conflict, and decisions on the job. Stress is an inevitable part of everyday life, and is therefore a distinct part of a person's job. To properly control the outcome of stress there are certain previsions and methods that should be taken."

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Stress as an Accident Factor (2012, January 17). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Stress-as-an-Accident-Factor/3446