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Healthy Work Strategies<\/strong> include workplace policies, programs, contract language, regulations and laws designed to reduce sources of stress at work (work stressors), and to make work and workers healthier. Each report below is a summary<\/strong> about how to improve the organization of work to reduce work stressors, such as:<\/p>\n Long work hours, bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, threats of violence, understaffing, job insecurity, lack of supervisor or coworker support, work-family conflict, job demands, lack of job control, job strain, and \u201ceffort-reward imbalance.\u201d<\/p>\n The types of Healthy Work Strategies below include:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Workplace research studies and programs to reduce work stressors” admin_label=”Toggle: Workplace research studies and programs to reduce work stressors” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The research studies and programs, published in scientific journals, were selected because they were designed to reduce sources of stress at different workplaces in order to improve employee health (health promotion programs intended to change individual behaviors are not included). Many include a participatory \u201caction\u201d research focus, which means they involved workers, labor and management in a process that was intended to create positive change. These studies document the effects of workplace programs and policies and provide important details about the process of changing working conditions\u2014so that you can see if such a process might work in your workplace or industry.<\/p>\n Health Care<\/strong><\/p>\n Reducing work stress and improving the mental health of hospital workers (Quebec, Canada)<\/a><\/p>\n Manufacturing<\/strong><\/p>\n Job redesign at a sweets manufacturing company in England<\/a><\/p>\n Public Sector Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n Changing workplace policies and procedures reduced blood pressure among Quebec, Canada white-collar workers<\/a><\/p>\n Increasing job control and reducing other job stressors among call center workers in England<\/a><\/p>\n Redesigning the jobs of postal workers in Uppsala, Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n Supervisor Support and Work-life balance<\/strong><\/p>\n Improving employee safety, health, and well-being through improved team communication and work-family balance<\/a><\/p>\n Reducing work-family conflict through supervisor training on Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB)<\/a><\/p>\n Teachers\/Education<\/strong><\/p>\n Workplace policies and programs to reduce job stress among K-12 education staff (U.S.)<\/a><\/p>\n Transit Workers \u2013 bus drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n Action research intervention with urban bus drivers in Copenhagen, Denmark<\/a><\/p>\n Bathroom access for bus drivers in the US and Canada<\/a><\/p>\n Intervention to reduce job stress among urban bus drivers in Stockholm, Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n Preventing threats and violence against bus drivers<\/a><\/p>\n Programs and policies to reduce work stress among bus drivers in the United States and Canada<\/a><\/p>\n Workplace bullying\/discrimination\/violence<\/strong><\/p>\n A training program for workers and managers on reducing male bullying and workplace violence (U.S.)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Labor-Management Contracts” admin_label=”Toggle: Labor-Management Contracts” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The reports below are examples of labor-management contracts that include specific provisions intended to improve working conditions and that may make work healthier as well. Many of these collective bargaining efforts were not intended to improve workers\u2019 health and have not been scientifically studied to determine their effectiveness, however they are legally binding and enforceable.<\/p>\n Collective bargaining agreements (contracts) designed to improve working conditions and job security for Brown University dining services workers<\/a><\/p>\n Collective bargaining agreement (contract) designed to improve working conditions and reduce stressors for Rutgers University faculty, graduate and teaching assistants<\/a><\/p>\n Contract Language to Reduce Job Stress in Education & Healthcare (Summary)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n First collective bargaining agreement for airport workers and security officers at New York and New Jersey airports<\/a><\/p>\n Jim Beam workers achieve better work-life balance through new labor-management contract<\/a><\/p>\n New contract for Los Angeles teachers includes important features designed to reduce teachers\u2019 job stress<\/a><\/p>\n New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) contract with private hospitals in New York City focuses on improving safe nurse staffing levels<\/a><\/p>\n Reducing workplace bullying through a union-sponsored Respectful Workplace Policy and collective bargaining<\/a><\/p>\n SAG-AFTRA creates code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace<\/a><\/p>\n Trade union actions to prevent psychosocial risks in healthcare (E.U.)<\/a><\/p>\n Work-life balance and trade unions<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Laws and Regulations” admin_label=”Toggle: Laws and Regulations” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Many of these legislative efforts were initiated through the efforts of certain industries, unions or worker groups to improve aspects of the work environment, but were not primarily to improve workers\u2019 health and have not been scientifically studied to determine their effectiveness. However, laws and regulations also typically reach more people than the workplace-based programs that have been studied. These reports were based on news stories and reports from specific unions and\/or industry publications.<\/p>\n A national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace in Canada<\/a><\/p>\n Government labor inspectors\u2019 role in protecting workers\u2019 mental health in Quebec<\/a><\/p>\n Job redesign and national labor protections have positive effects on worker health and the economy<\/a><\/p>\n Laws and regulation to prevent workplace violence in healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n Laws prohibiting mandatory overtime for nurses<\/a><\/p>\n Laws to improve nurse staffing levels in hospitals in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n Legislation to prevent psychosocial risks in healthcare (E.U.)<\/a><\/p>\n Legislation to prevent workplace sexual harassment<\/a><\/p>\n Legislation to reduce job stress in education & healthcare (summary)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Panic Buttons: An intervention to prevent psychological trauma and physical assault among hotel housekeepers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Stress Check: A national policy in Japan for prevention of workplace stress<\/a><\/p>\n Work scheduling laws contribute to more stable employment<\/a><\/p>\n Workplace bullying prevention laws and regulations<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Reducing COVID-19-related work stressors” admin_label=”Toggle: Reducing COVID-19-related work stressors” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The following case studies summarize some of the efforts by different groups and organizations to reduce COVID-related work stressors. We will be continuously updating this section.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: P1: %22For further COVID-19 worker resources…%22 P2: %22If you have any questions or comments…%22″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For further COVID-19 worker resources, visit <\/span>UCLA’s Labor Occupational Health & Safety Program page<\/span><\/a> on this topic.<\/span><\/p>\n If you have any questions or comments about these reports, or have updates or new programs, policies, or laws that you would like us to include, please feel free to contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Acknowledgements” admin_label=”Toggle: Acknowledgements” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n