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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 Portugal(Article)
- aDepartment of Environmental Health, Research Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Technology of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
- bUniversity Institute of Maia, Avenida Carlos Oliveira Campos, Avioso S. Pedro, 4475-690, Portugal
- cCentre ALGORITMI, School of Engineering of the University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugal
- dTechnology School, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Campus do IPCA, Vila Frescaínha S. Martinho, Barcelos, 4750-810, Portugal
Abstract
The 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. © Centar for Quality.
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- ISSN: 18006450
- Source Type: Journal
- Original language: English
- DOI: 10.18421/IJQR12.04-10
- Document Type: Article
- Publisher: Centar for Quality
Rodrigues, M.A.; Department of Environmental Health, Research Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Technology of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal;
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