INTRODUÇÃO: A urbanização tem sido acompanhada por um crescente aumento no volume e na diversidade de resíduos sólidos produzidos. O reaproveitamento desses resíduos vem sendo feito desde o início do século XX, inicialmente pela figura do \"velho garrafeiro\", até que em 2003 ocorre o reconhecimento da profissão do \"catador de materiais recicláveis\" na Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações. O problema ambiental decorrente da geração e do descarte de resíduos fez com que fosse instituída a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, sendo que entre suas diretrizes há o estimulo à participação do catador na cadeia produtiva da reciclagem. Não obstante a ocorrência de avanços nas condições de trabalho dos catadores persistem exposições penosas às cargas biomecânicas, tais como esforços físicos, posições viciosas e movimentos repetitivos. Adicionalmente, a organização do processo produtivo e o modo com que os catadores desenvolvem suas tarefas, são situações que predispõem a riscos e danos à saúde. OBJETIVO: Identificar a ocorrência de dor/desconforto osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho em catadores que atuam em cooperativas de triagem na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, com amostra constituída por 250 catadores distribuídos em quatro cooperativas, com entrevista dirigida por um instrumento de coleta de dados padronizado. RESULTADOS: Entre os catadores predominou o gênero feminino (62%), a idade entre 41-59 anos (53%), a raça negra/parda (66,4%) e abaixa escolaridade (77% com menos de oito anos de estudo). A dor/desconforto osteomuscular foi referida por 163 (65%) dos catadores, entre esses, a localização na coluna foi a mais frequente (50%), seguida dos membros superiores (45%) e membros inferiores (31%). Os resultados encontrados na análise multivariada mostraram que dor/desconforto estava associado aos meios de produção da cooperativa (p<0.000), ao fato de ter tido outra ocupação (p=0.007) e ter tido acidente de trabalho (p=0.043). CONCLUSÕES: As condições de trabalho observadas eram extremamente precárias e constituíam importante fator de risco para distúrbios osteomusculares. Catadores estão expostos à mesma posição de trabalho por longo período, posturas inadequadas, monotonia, esforço físico, repetitividade e manuseio de materiais cortantes. As condições em que desempenham suas tarefas são prováveis fatores a problemas osteomusculares / INTRODUCTION: Urbanization has been accompanied by a growing increase in the volume and diversity of solid waste produced. The practice of reusing these wastes has been carried out since the beginning of the XX century, initially by the figure of the \"bottle dealer\", up to 2003 when we had the recognition of the profession of \"recyclable materials collector\" in the Brazilian Classification of Occupations. The environmental problem caused by the production and disposal of waste led to the establishment of the National Solid Waste Policy, and among its guidelines there is an stimulus to the participation of the waste collector in the recycling chain. Despite the improvements in the working conditions of the waste collector, exposures to biomechanical loads, such as physical stresses, vicious positions and repetitive movements persist. In addition, the organization of the production process and the way in which the collectors perform their tasks are situations that predispose to risks and damages to health. OBJECTIVE: To identify the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain / discomfort related to the work of recyclable materials collector working in sorting cooperatives in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. METHOD: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 250 collectors distributed in four cooperatives, with an interview conducted by a standardized data collection instrument. RESULTS: Among the recyclable materials collector, the majority were women (62%), with age between 41-59 years (53%), of black / brown race (66.4%) and low education (77% with less than 8 years of schooling). Musculoskeletal pain / discomfort was reported by 163 (65%) of the recyclable materials collector, among them, the location in the spine was the most frequent (50%), followed by upper limbs (45%) and lower limbs (31%). The results found in the multivariate analysis showed that pain/discomfort was associated with the means of production of the cooperative (p < 0.000), having had another occupation (p=0.007) and having had a work accident previously (p = 0.043). CONCLUSIONS: The working conditions observed are extremely precarious and constitute an important risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. Waste pickers are exposed to the same work position for long periods, inadequate postures, monotony, physical effort, repetitiveness and handling of sharp materials. The conditions under which they perform their tasks are likely factors to musculoskeletal problems

Abstract This study aims to bring knowledge about human resources specialists perception and experiences of poor work-related mental health through different channels of learning, how they feel that work environment management is visible and how they get involved in it in organizations. This work environment management is largely regulated by the Work Environment Act, which was undergoing a correction in 2016. Research has shown that the developed guidelines are difficult to implement and evaluated in the real working life, due to lack of commitment from employer, and the increased requirement of individuals to acquire knowledge have increased, and then primarily focused on organizations efficiency. The theoretical framework used for the study is the lifelong learning, and aims to explain how the acquisition of knowledge about poor work-related mental health has taken place, and how these skills are used in the daily working life. The material for the study was collected through eight interviews and the results were presented through a thematic analysis. The results showed that formal education is often difficult to put in a real context, that the poor work-related mental health is often difficult to handle, and that it is through the informal learning that the informants learned to meet the phenomenon. It was found that the distinction between the physical and the psychosocial work environment was experienced as difficult to separate, and that the psychosocial work environment is often not seen to the same extent as the physical. The results also showed that occupational health services, and their cooperation with workplaces helped to make the work environment management visible for the employees. The role of the boss was crucial for the visualization, and also the sense of incentive in the work environment management. Informal learning proved to be of great importance to informants ability to be able to handle factors in the working life, but there is a lack of non-formal learning or formal learning that confirms the knowledge gained from informal learning. / Sammanfattning Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att undersöka yrkesverksamma personalvetares uppfattning om arbetsrelaterad psykisk ohälsa och om det arbetsmiljöarbete som bedrivs i förebyggande syfte mot arbetsrelaterad psykisk ohälsa på deras arbetsplats. Arbetsrelaterad psykisk ohälsa är ett växande fenomen som orsakas av den psykosociala arbetsmiljön. Arbetsmiljöarbetet är till stor del lagreglerat i arbetsmiljölagen, som genomgick en korrigering under 2016. Forskning visar dock att de riktlinjer som framtagits är svåra att implementera och utvärdera i det verkliga arbetslivet, att det råder brist på engagemang från arbetsgivaren, samt ett ökat krav på individer att förvärva kunskaper för att främst öka organisationers effektivitet. De teoretiska ramverk som använts för studien är det livslånga lärandet, och ämnar att förklara hur förvärvandet av kunskaper om arbetsrelaterad psykisk ohälsa gått till, och dessa kunskaper används i arbetslivet. Studien utgick från åtta intervjuer och resultaten presenterades genom en tematisk analys. Det visade sig att formell utbildning många gånger är svårt att sätta i en verklig kontext, att fenomenet arbetsrelaterad psykisk ohälsa ofta är svårbemött, och att det är genom det informella lärandet som informanterna lärde sig att bemöta det. Det visade sig även att särskiljandet av den fysiska och den psykosociala arbetsmiljön upplevdes som svåra att separera, och att den psykosociala arbetsmiljön då ofta inte synliggjordes i samma utsträckning som den fysiska. Resultaten visade även på att samarbetet med företagshälsovården på arbetsplatser hjälpte till att synliggöra ett arbetsmiljöarbete. Chefens roll var avgörande många gånger för synliggörandet samt känslan av ett inkulderande i arbetsmiljöarbetet. Det informella lärandet visade sig vara av stor betydelse för informanternas möjlighet att kunna hantera faktorer i arbetslivet, men att det finns en avsaknad av icke-formellt lärande eller formellt lärande i arbetslivet, som bekräftar den kunskap som kommer från det informella lärandet.

Abstract The purpose of this study was three-fold: to analyze how the work-relatedness of well-being has been constructed by the presently prevailing work stress approach, to develop better ways of conceptualizing the work-relatedness of well-being on the basis of cultural historical activity theory, and to test these new conceptualizations with empirical data from two nursing homes for the elderly. An analysis of the development of work stress theory and previous studies of nursing homes showed that their foundations lie in the paradigmatic person – environment formulation which inhibits taking into account the activity of the individual, the changing of the work process and the specific context in which stress is experienced. With respect to work-related well-being two activity-theoretical hypotheses were developed: the object-dependedness of work-related emotions (object-dependent well-being) and the increased physical and psychological work load as a result of disturbances in the flow of work (disturbance load). An empirical analysis of the historical development of the two nursing homes showed how the function of the nursing homes had changed several times and continued to do so. The analysis also suggested that changes in the work-related well-being of the employees followed the developmental phases of the work activity. The second empirical analysis showed how the employees' explanatory models of both tiring- and strength- giving events were related to several historical, present and possible future aspects of the object of their work. Signs of individual motive development could be detected in the interviews. The third empirical analysis of videorecorded morning routine episodes showed how the current institutional script carried out by the employees collided with the residents' own script resulting in resident resistance which increased the physical and psychological workload of the employees. Focusing on disturbance load may uncover important sources of emotional distress and physical tiredness among employees. Understanding work-related well-being also as qualitatively developing object-dependent well-being points to the need to create a dialogue between the development of the collective activity and the object and motive development of individual employees.

Health and safety at work The topic of the diploma thesis is Health and safety at work (HSW). The topic has been chosen for its importance and topicality. The diploma thesis is structured into eight chapters. The first chapter gives a characterization of HSW. Safe and healthy working conditions are protecting employees and other people against harm to their health and safety. Ensuring of HSW is significant to employees, employers and society in general. The second chapter describes the history of HSW. The third chapter deals with the main legislation provided for the health and safety of people in the workplace. There are also described international organizations and their legal provisions in connection with HSW. The fourth chapter discusses the rights and obligations of both employers and employees. Employers have the primary responsibility for ensuring HSW. On the other hand, employees have to take reasonable care to protect their health and safety and the health and safety of other people in the workplace. Employers have a duty to cooperate with employees, or their representatives, on health and safety matters. There are also described rights of trade unions and representatives of employees in HSW. The fifth chapter describes further conditions for ensuring HSW. The sixth chapter discusses the...

Le burnout est de plus en plus présent dans le monde professionnel. Dans un rapport publié en 2014, 17% des employés français se disaient épuisés par leur travail. Ce constat a conduit les autorités sanitaires et les organismes de recherche à considérer la question du bien-être professionnel comme une thématique prioritaire de la santé au travail. Parmi les solutions proposées afin de promouvoir le bien-être et prévenir le burnout en contexte professionnel, l’AP s’est révélée être une stratégie appropriée, puisqu’elle est associée à certains bénéfices susceptibles de minimiser les effets négatifs du stress chronique sur le bien-être professionnel des employés. Cependant, les études menées à ce jour ne permettent pas de comprendre par quels mécanismes l’AP agit sur le bien-être professionnel. Par ailleurs, elles ont peu examiné cette relation en tenant compte des caractéristiques de l’environnement de travail, pourtant reconnues comme les principaux déterminants du bien-être professionnel. La question centrale de ce travail doctoral était de savoir si et à quelle condition l’AP pratiquée en dehors du temps de travail pouvait améliorer le bien-être professionnel en prenant en compte l’environnement de travail, les différences intra- et inter-individuelles, et l’effet des différents mécanismes identifiés dans la littérature, dans des perspectives observationnelles et interventionnelles. Les principaux résultats de ce travail doctoral mettent en avant que (a) l’AP a un effet bénéfique sur le bien-être professionnel quelles que soient les demandes et les ressources professionnelles perçues par les employés, mais que cet effet varie selon le niveau d’analyse considéré (intra- ou inter-individuel), (b) certains mécanismes permettent d’expliquer l’effet bénéfique de l’AP sur le bien-être professionnel, (c) et les programmes d’AP réalisés sur le lieu de travail permettent de promouvoir efficacement le bien-être professionnel des employés. Ces résultats soulignent l’intérêt de mobiliser différents cadres théoriques afin de comprendre l’effet de l’AP sur le bien-être professionnel. Ce travail doctoral met également en évidence des pistes de recherches restantes à explorer afin de comprendre plus finement cette relation. / Burnout is more and more present in the workplace. In a report published in 2014, 17% of French employees reported that they were exhausted at work. This has led health authorities and research organizations to consider the question of work-related well-being as a priority topic in occupational health. Among the solutions identified to promote work-related well-being and prevent burnout in the workplace, physical activity (PA) has emerged as an appropriate strategy, as it is associated with certain benefits that can reduce the negative effects of chronic stress on employees' work-related well-being. Existing studies do not provide an understanding of the mechanisms by which PA affects work-related well-being. Moreover, studies have rarely examined this relationship by taking into account the characteristics of the work environment, which are known to be the main determinants of work-related well-being. The main question of this doctoral work was whether and under what conditions PA practiced outside working time could improve work-related well-being by taking into account the working environment, intra- and inter-individual differences, and the effect of the different mechanisms identified in the literature, from observational and intervention perspectives. The main results of this doctoral dissertation highlight that (a) PA has a beneficial effect on work-related well-being regardless of the job demands and resources perceived by employees, but that this effect varies according to the level of analysis considered (within- or between-person), (b) some mechanisms may explain the beneficial effect of PA on work-related well-being, (c) and workplace PA programs effectively promote work-related well-being of employees. This results emphasize the importance of considering different theoretical frameworks to understand the effect of PA on work-related well-being. This doctoral dissertation also highlights avenues of research that should be explored in order to understand more accurately this relationship.

Syftet med studien är att beskriva och problematisera mellanchefers roll inom politiskt styrda organisationer. Med utgångspunkt i krav, resurs, stöd och arbetsrelaterad stress gav vi oss ut för att svara på följande frågeställningar: Hur upplever de intervjuade mellancheferna sin roll i den politiskt styrda organisationen utifrån de krav som ställs på dem och de resurser de har till sitt förfogande? Hur upplever deltagarna sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö utifrån krav, resurs och finner de stöd i verksamheten? Hur anser intervjupersonerna att den politiska styrningen påverkar deras roll? För att besvara dessa frågeställningar gjordes åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer med mellanchefer verksamma inom politiskt styrda organisationer. Tidigare forskning om mellanchefer framställer en ansträngd situation som präglas av hög arbetsbelastning och begränsat handlingsutrymme. Intresset för att studera mellanchefer väcktes genom denna framställningen av rollen. Det teoretiska ramverket för forskningsstudien innefattar JD-R modellen och två teoretiska begrepp vilka är Politisk styrning och Systemteoretisk hantering av arbetsrelaterad stress. Studiens resultat visar att mellanchefsrollen är en komplex roll som inte alltid är lätt att verka i. Den organisatoriska strukturen, med bland annat långa beslutsvägar, leder till att tidsbrist kan uppstå. Resultatet visar även att deltagande mellanchefer upplever bristande stöd från ledning. Därtill kan vi även se att mellancheferna upplever kraven som rimliga, med förutsättning att de är välformulerade och tydligt beskrivna. / The purpose of the study is to describe and problematize middle managers roles within politically controlled organizations. Based on the concepts of politically controlled organizations, according to demands, resources, support and job related stress, we arranged interviews to receive answers on the following questions: How does the interviewed middle manager experience their role within the politically controlled organizations, according to the demands they have on them and the resources they have at theirs disposal? How does the participator view their psychosocial work environment, according to the demands and resources? Can they find support within the organization? How does the person being interviewed consider the impact of their profession? We interviewed eight middle managers to answer our questions above. Previous research about middle managers describe the role as based on high workload with limited latitude. The interest of researching the subject concerning middle managers came through this description of the role. The theoretical models that are in use to settle the study is the JD-R model and two theoretical concepts; political control and system theoretical handling of work- related stress. The result of this study present that the role of middle managers is complex, and is certainly not always easy to act upon. The structure within the organization leads to time restrictions, and the path to decision making is far. It even shows that the contested middle managers experience insufficient support from the management. Therefore, what we can see as well, is that the middle managers believe that the demands are fair, through the presumption that they are described clearly.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevelser av arbetsrelaterad stress och hur socialsekreterarna i så fall upplever, hanterar och påverkas av arbetsrelaterad stress. För att försöka finna svar på syftet så formulerades tre frågeställningar: Vilka faktorer påverkar socialsekreterares upplevelse av stress? Hur hanterar socialsekreterarna stress relaterat till arbetet? Hur upplever socialsekreterare att eventuell arbetsplatsrelaterad stress påverkar kvaliteten på deras arbete? Fyra intervjuer genomfördes med yrkesverksamma socialsekreterare inom olika områden i olika kommuner i södra Sverige. För att tolka och förstå resultatet har jag tagit del av tidigare forskning och kunskap inom ämnet samt teorierna Karasek och Theorells krav-kontroll modell och coping. Resultatet visar på att alla socialsekreterare mer eller mindre upplever arbetsrelaterad stress i arbetet men att det beror på olika faktorer. Resultatet visar vidare att de medverkande socialsekreterarna använder sig av olika strategier för att hantera och motverka arbetsrelaterad stress. / The purpose of this study was to investigate the social workers´ experience of work-related stress and how, in that case, the social workers´ experience, manage and are affected by work-related stress. In order to try to find answers to the purpose, three questions were formulated: What factors influence the social workers´ experience of stress? How do social workers´ deal with work-related stress? How do social workers´ think that work-related stress affects the quality of their work? Four interviews were conducted with professional social workers with different tasks, in different areas in southern Sweden. In order of interpret and understand the results, I have taken advantage of previous research and knowledge of the subject as well the theories “Karasek and Theorell´s requirements-control model” and “coping”. The result shows that all social workers more or less experience work-related stress at work, but how they experience the stress depends on various factors. The result further shows that the participating social workers use different strategies to deal with, and counteract work-related stress.

Det sociala arbetet ställer höga krav och medför ofta en hög arbetsbelastning,vilket kan leda till att socialarbetare säger upp sig. Studiens syfte är att få enförståelse för hur chefer och arbetsledare för socialsekreterare som arbetar medbarn eller missbruk erfar att socialsekreterare hanterar stress, faktorer som bidrartill stress och förutsättningar som kan reducera stress. Åtta semistruktureradeintervjuer genomfördes och analyserades med en tematisk analys. Resultatet visaratt stress främst uppstår i situationer eller orsakas av faktorer där brist på kontrolleller resurser finns. Socialsekreterare tenderar att hantera stress genom konkretaförändringar eller känslofokuserade strategier. En god relation till kollegor samtbra stöd från chef och arbetsledare kan minska stress. Slutsatsen är attsocialsekreterare kan utsätts för hög stress och hanterar denna med hjälp av olikametoder som är mer eller mindre effektiva. / Social work sets high demands and often entails a high workload, which can leadto them resigning. The purpose of the study is to get an understanding of howmanagers and supervisors for social workers who work with children or addiction,experience that social workers manage stress, factors that contribute to stress andconditions that can reduce stress. Eight semi-structured interviews were conductedand analyzed with a thematic analysis. The results show that stress mainly occursin situations or is caused by factors where there is a lack of control or resources.Social workers tend to deal with stress through concrete changes or emotionfocusedstrategies. A good relationship with colleagues and good support from themanager and supervisor can reduce stress. The conclusion is that social workerscan be exposed to high stress and handle this with the help of various methods thatare more or less effective.

The aim of this study has been to explore how social workers in a Swedish context, who have been on sick leave due to burnout or other stress-related disorders, perceive their occupational role compared to the time before the disorder. The primary focus has been how the social workers view their occupational role after the experience of being on sick leave due to the disorder and if the experience have taught the social workers things they find valuable in their occupational role. This study is based on six interviews with social workers who have the requested experience and have been back to work for at least six months. The theoretical framework used to analyse the results consists of Sense of Coherence (Antonovsky, 2005) and concepts of coping (Lazarus and Folkman, 1984). This study concludes that the social workers differentiates the view and approach towards the occupational role. The social workers do not perceive that they have a changed view of the occupational role, but their approach to the occupational role seems to be different. The experience have also taught them useful things that they practice in their occupational role and advise other social workers to also practice these wisdoms.

The workplace is an arena that most individuals spend time at. Work-related stress and psychosomatic complaints are problems for the society. Work-related stress has increased in Sweden over the past decades. The aim was to investigate the difference between men and women in work-related stress and psychosomatic complaints among working adults in the Swedish population, and to see if there is a relationship between work-related stress and psychosomatic complaints. The author posted an online survey on Facebook and Discord and 95 adults answered the survey. The result showed that there is a relationship between work-related stress and psychosomatic complaints. Psychosomatic complaints are more common among those who experience more work-related stress. There were no differences between men and women when it comes to work-related stress and psychosomatic complaints. The model Job demand control support model was used in this study. The model is measured with scales such as workload, time pressure and role conflicts. It can be used to see the relationship between job decision latitude and stress indicators. Psychosomatic complaints are more common among those who experience more stress. There are no differences between men and women when it comes to psychosomatic complaints and work-related stress.