National Occupational Research Agenda for Healthy Work Design and Well-Being

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The HWD Council has written this Implementation Plan to motivate action and promote response to the HWD NORA by researchers and interested parties across the nation. Following the successful approach used to develop the HWD NORA, the Implementation Plan was developed through a series of conference calls, remote meetings, email communications, and council member presentations. Many meetings included the entire council, but the bulk of the effort was carried out by the separate working subgroups that wrote the original NORA objectives (see Appendix). Council members reviewed scientific literature to assess current and proposed work on these subjects and grey literature to gather information about industry trends and review pertinent association research reports. The members reflected upon their own expertise and consulted their networks to delve more deeply into the aims of each objective and to brainstorm ways to encourage action to address the identified research gaps. The plan identifies achievable next steps to prevent avoidable adverse worker health outcomes and to improve the work experience. It is organized using the key research objectives defined in the HWD NORA. The plan lists possible initiatives, projects, products, or other actions to address research gaps and carry out each objective. The list of proposed actions seeks to address a variety of current and emerging issues pertinent to the design of work. Worker safety, health, and well-being have been long-standing priorities for those in the occupational safety and health community. The COVID-19 pandemic and related events have brought renewed public attention to recognized risks like economic insecurity (including wages and access to benefits), long work hours, fatigue, work-life challenges, and detrimental psychosocial working conditions. Simultaneously, the relevance of other pre-existing but less-frequently attended-to risks has been clarified as people around the globe have struggled with the pandemic, socioeconomic and racial disparities, political unrest, and rapidly changing employment, work patterns, and conditions. It is becoming clearer that new forms of more flexible work are likely here to stay. Hybrid work (where workers work both at a physical workplace and at home) has been referred to as the next great disruption. New employment arrangements and platforms are constantly emerging. With a relative shortage of workers in some occupations, there is also a growing recognition that for businesses to succeed, and for the economy to flourish, it is imperative that workers' needs are recognized and addressed. In addition to providing a safe workplace free of recognized hazards, employers must also better address less recognized risks facing workers, such as psychosocial stress, fatigue, harassment, discrimination, unhealthy supervisory practices, and climate stressors. Workers are also demanding more flexibilities related to working hours, adequate wages and benefits, healthier workplace environments, more supportive leaders, and greater opportunities for engaging and more meaningful work, professional development, and work-life fit. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Economics Fatigue Health Planning Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Stress, Psychological Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Work organization; Worker safety; Total Worker Health; TWH; Job stress; Shift work; Long work hours; Fatigue; Mental health; Sleep; Work-life balance; Economics; Psychosocial factors
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2022 Dec; :1-30
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067617
• Email:
  hwdprogram@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/125723/cdc_125723_DS1.pdf
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