The purpose of the study was to examine social workers 'experience of work-related stress atthe investigation unit for children, young people and families. Five semi-structuredinterviews were done. Results were analyzed using previous research, the requirementscontrol-support model and ’’sense of coherence’’ (SOC) as theoretical starting points. Theresults of the study show that the social workers who participated had a similar experience ofwork-related stress. The stress occurred because of the workload. An informant's experienceof stress differed from other informants as that informant's work-related stress wasknowledge-based. The results analysis shows that four out of five informants were in a tensejob based on requirements-control-support model due to the demands placed and the controlcarried out by the social workers being out of balance. An informant was at an active job andhad a higher SOC than the rest. All informants mention some type of support given to helpdeal with the work-related stress, how much this support helps the social workers havedifferent opinions about. The informants gave different suggestions for changes for the workrelated stress to reduce, but all suggestions lead to the factor that there is a shortage of staffand high staff turnover. / Syftet med studien var att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevelse av arbetsrelaterad stresspå utredningsenhet barn, ungdom och familj. Genom målstyrt bekvämlighetsurvalgenomfördes fem enskilda semistrukturerade intervjuer för att insamla empiri. Dessatranskriberades och tematiserades. Resultatet analyserades med hjälp av tidigare forskning,krav-kontroll-stödmodellen och ‘’känsla av sammanhang’’(KASAM) som teoretiskautgångspunkter. Under arbetets gång framträdde tre teman. Studiens resultat visar att fyraav fem socialsekreterare upplevde att stressen beror på den arbetsbelastning arbetsplatsenpräglas av. En informants upplevelse av stress skiljde sig från andra informanter dåinformantens arbetsrelaterade stress var kunskapsbaserad. Resultatanalysen visar på att fyraav fem informanter befann sig på ett spänt arbete enligt krav-kontroll och stöd modellen ochhade lägre KASAM jämfört med och en informant befann sig på aktivt arbete och hade högreKASAM. Alla informanter nämner någon typ av stöd som ges för att hjälpa till med atthantera den arbetsrelaterade stressen som uppstår, hur mycket detta stöd hjälper är det olikaåsikter om. De förslagen till förändring som uppgavs för att minska den arbetsrelateradestressen var olika, samtliga förslagen leder dock slutligen till det faktorn att det är brist påbemanning och hög personalomsättning.

Objectives: Specific work processes and management structures that contribute to high rates of occupational illness and injury in agricultural industries are not well described in academic literature. This qualitative study of work organization in the U.S. fresh tomato industry investigates how work processes and management structures impact tomato workers’ occupational health. Methods: After conducting literature review and key informant interviews, semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with 36 individuals with experience working in the U.S. fresh tomato industry. Interviews and focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach. Results: These data indicate that participants endured income insecurity and hazardous supervisory practices, including wage theft, retaliation, intimidation, and humiliation, that put them at risk of preventable illness and injury. Support from workers’ organizations and health-conscious supervisory practices helped mitigate some of these occupational hazards. Conclusion: Participants’ adverse work experiences may be considered sequelae of workers’ lack of job control and positions of socioeconomic structural vulnerability. Other aspects of tomato work organization, including health-conscious supervisory practices and the involvement of workers’ organizations, indicate that modifying work organization to better safeguard health is possible. Such modifications present compelling opportunities for employers, employees, organizations, community and government leaders, and health care professionals to help create healthier occupational environments for tomato workers.