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If you are a representative of your organization (e.g. HR\/health & safety director, wellness program coordinator, manager, senior leadership, etc.) and you are interested in using the survey with your employees, please complete this <\/span>short form<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We will then email you a unique and confidential link to the HWS with guidance about how to administer the online survey to employees. After your group completes the survey, we will email you an anonymous (no names or other identifiers), automatically-generated, aggregate\/group-level report. You can see how the results for your organization compares to risk scores on major work stressors from the NIOSH QWL national U.S. population survey.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.healthywork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Working-people-pics-17-call-center-113018.jpg” title_text=”Working-people-pics-17-call-center-113018″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The HWS is a tool that will allow your company to identify:<\/span><\/p>\n The Healthy Work Campaign also highlights potential solutions for your organization based on the challenges and stressors identified in the survey. Additional <\/span>tools<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>strategies<\/span><\/a> can guide you in working with your employees to develop ideas for reducing work stressors and actions you can take to improve the culture and health of your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”What has stress got to do with health & safety?” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ title_font_size=”20″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Research studies<\/span><\/a> show that when individuals experience stressors, such as high job demands\/workload, long work hours, low job control, low supervisor support, work-family conflict, bullying, harassment, discrimination or low rewards, over a long period of time, chronic stress takes a toll on the body and mind. These work stressors may be the result of policies or practices and high demands in the workplace and can negatively impact psychological well-being, mental and physical health, engagement and productivity of employees. Eventually, cumulative exposure to work stressors can lead to chronic illnesses, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. The health and productivity losses from unhealthy work exert an <\/span>enormous financial burden<\/span><\/a> on companies and society at large. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What can we do with this survey data?” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ title_font_size=”20″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The HWS is a tool to communicate with employees about work stressors affecting health and well-being.\u00a0 Since it is <\/span>anonymous and confidential<\/b>, employees will be more likely to participate. True employee participation in health and safety issues has been <\/span>shown to enhance employee well-being<\/span><\/a> as well as the health of the organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After employees complete the HWS, an automated report of the aggregated results are generated and sent to a designated representative. This report is anonymous. No personal or identifying information is provided. The report can then serve as a basis for discussion, on reducing work stressors,\u00a0 with all stakeholders including, management\/leadership, health and safety, human resources, and with employees and their representatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The HWC\u00a0 offers an array of examples of <\/span>Healthy Work Strategies<\/span><\/a> (interventions) from various industries that have successfully reduced work stressors. Also, see the <\/span>Healthy Work Tools – For Employers<\/span><\/a> webpage for steps you can take to implement changes that may reduce work stressors and improve health and well-being in your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n There are other excellent, evidenced-based guidelines (see the <\/span>Healthy Workplace Participatory Program<\/span><\/a>) available, that guide organizations in collaborative efforts between employees, supervisors and upper-management to come up with ideas and design programs or policies that could address issues related to work stressors. Employees have front-line knowledge of these issues and are often situated in the best location in an organization to problem solve.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What kinds of questions are in the HWS?*” module_class=”toggle-no-box” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ title_font_size=”20″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Job control<\/b><\/p>\n Workplace social support<\/b><\/p>\n Work-family conflict<\/b><\/p>\n Rewards<\/b><\/p>\n Safety climate<\/b><\/p>\n Work Status\/ Arrangements<\/b><\/p>\n Emotional Labor<\/b><\/p>\n Physical environment<\/b><\/p>\n Precarious employment characteristics<\/b><\/p>\n Bullying\/Respect\/Justice<\/b><\/p>\n COVID-19 impact<\/b><\/p>\n Self-reported health\/Chronic health conditions<\/b><\/p>\n Sociodemographics<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n (only reported if >50 participants)<\/span><\/p>\n *These items do not represent all or the exact wording of HWS questions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Intro to the HWS for Employers<\/a>Why use the HWS?<\/b><\/h4>\n
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