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- Employees' views about the impact of the economic crisis on occupational safety and quality of life: a pilot study in the North of PortugalPublication . Vale, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Matilde; Azevedo, Rui; Ramos, Delfina; Loureiro, IsabelThe European Union faced an economic crisis with a significant expression in Portugal. The financial unsustainability of this country led to austerity measures with negative impacts on organizations and families. The paper aims to analyse the views of the employed population about the influence of crisis on occupational safety, and workers' quality of life. A self-completed questionnaire named External Environment Questionnaire (EEQ) was applied in 2013. A total of 510 questionnaires were filled by Portuguese employees of eight cities from the North of Portugal. The results indicate that the crisis has an important impact in the financial conditions of the workers and an important effect in the job security. Moreover, companies were seen by workers to compromise their safety performance in a crisis period. A strategy to manage safety issues in a crisis context as well as improve the quality of life of workers is needed.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of different safety education interventions: a study with secondary school studentsPublication . Vale, Cláudia; Rodrigues, MatildeYounger workers are more vulnerable to be injured at work, due to a lower experience and knowledge to deal with risks. These workers need to be prepared before their integration in the labor market in order to avoid unsafe behaviors, reducing the occupational accidents. However, for the success of a safety educational intervention (SEI), effective techniques need to be used.
- Is the crisis affecting the companies’ commitment on the OSH issues? (The workers’ perceptions)Publication . Vale, Cláudia; Loureiro, Isabel F.; Rodrigues, Matilde A.; Azevedo, RuiPortugal is undergoing an economic crisis affecting the European Union since 2007. The financial unsustainability of the country required foreign aid and austerity measures have been implemented. In consequence, it is expected more financial difficulties to the companies at different levels, particularly in issues related with safety. In this context, Leahy et al . (2012) pointed out that, due to the crises, companies have to adjust their priorities regarding the investments namely, on the Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) issues. Even though OSH is now one of the most important and most highly developed aspects of EU’s policy on employment and social affairs, Kompier (2006) e Papadopoulos et al . (2010) confirmed that in the past few years, the work environment have suffered significantly changes. The most important ones are the workload, the schedule and worker flexibility, the extension of working hours for the weekend, the inconsistent schedules, the precarious work (Kompier 2006; Papadopoulos et al ., 2010). These changes are responsible for some effects on the workers’ wellbeing, take as example the exposure to the psychosocial risks and stress at work. Nowadays organizations need to be increasingly more competitive, in part due to the financial crises we are facing, but also due to the emergence of new competitors. In Portugal the most affected dimension was the Small and Medium enterprises (SME). This factor has a negative impact in the economic competitiveness as this type of companies is responsible for the employment of two millions people. It is authors’ believes that the effects of an economic crisis on safety and health are a challenging topic nevertheless, studies in this area, can stress new strategies to then OSH issues.