Final Exam -Chp 7

Question 1

what does Karasek’s Job Demands-Control Model link

Answer 1

High demand and low control over work to high levels of worker stress

Question 2

What are the short terms affects of shift work

Answer 2

shortened and less restorative sleep, chronic tiredness, lack of alertness and stomach issues - also jumps if the disrupted shift last longer than eight hours.

Question 3

What are the long term affects of shift work

Answer 3

higher rates of burnout, emotional exhaustion, stress, anxiety, depression and other psychological distress

Question 4

how can you mitigate negative effects of shift work

Answer 4

restricting consecutive evening/night shifts to no more than three, avoiding permanent night shift, using forward rotating shifts, providing more than 11 hours rest time between shifts, limiting weekend work

Question 5

what is emotional labour

Answer 5

term describing any aspect of a job that requires workers to regulate their emotions to meet organizationally defined rules and to display their required emotions to customers.

Question 6

what is precarious employment

Answer 6

paid work characterized by limited social benefits and statutory entitlements, job insecurity, and low wages and associated with high risk of ill health

Question 7

what are the health effects of precarious employment

Answer 7

worse mental health, stress related illness, depression and anxiety - pw experience economic pressures, this may lead to them accepted more dangerous work, contingent nature of work does not enforce workplace safety and effectiveness of government regulations is reduced because enforcement is difficult

Question 8

Why do gender and race matter when considering OHS in the workplace

Answer 8

1. ascribed characteristics of workers themselves, women more risk adverse, tend to see out less dangerous occupations, racialized workers are said to be less risk averse due to lower educations levels and lower income levels 2. workers “choose” their paths free of social and economic constraints - men are more likely to work in more physically demanding jobs, women face additional chemical hazard risks, racialized workers more vulnerable to workplace harassment. OSH experience differs because the social meaning attributed to specific gender or ethnicity alters a worker’s relationship to work, employers, customers and co-workers