Psychosocial hazard

Fatigue
Long hours of physical work
Insufficient sleep/rest
Insufficient break time
Extended work hours
Stress:
High job demands - Feelings of pressure from SV
and customers
Deadlines
Lack of time to do work
Work alone

Effects
Fatigue
Reduce ability to concentrate
Reduced productivity/performance
Increased errors in judgement
Increased Sick time/absenteeism
increased medical costs
increased incident rates

Stress

1. Hazard identification
No. Work activity Hazard

2. Risk Analysis
Which can
cause/ effect

Existing
Risk
Control
(if any)

3. Risk Control

Likelihoo
d

Severity Risk

Recommended
Control Measures

Fatigue
Long
hours of
physical
work

Insufficient
sleep/rest

Insufficient
break time
Extended
work hours

None
Reduce
ability to
concentrate
Reduced
productivity/
performance
Increased
errors in
judgement
Increased
Sick
time/absente
eism
increased
medical costs
increased
incident rates

10

adequate resting
time
provide rest room
shift work

High job
demands
Deadlines
Lack of
time to do
work
Work
alone

physical
psychosocial
behavior

family day
free vacation
encourage physical
activity

Stress

None

Control measures
Employers should provide:
resting time
rest room
vacation/day off

Employer should make proper shift

schedule/works for the workers
Workers may:
Regularly participating in physical activity
Maintain a healthy diet
Getting sufficient sleep