International Journal of Workplace Health Management: Volume 12 Issue 6

A comparison of workplace-related labels in Switzerland

Michael Gabathuler, Michael Kirschner

In Switzerland, the first and only Swiss quality label for systematic workplace health management (WHM) competes with a variety of national and international workplace-related…

The association between self-reported health, late career transitions and working time modulations in England

Jacques Wels

There is an emerging literature focusing on the impact of late career transitions on health, but little is known so far about the role working time modulations might play in…

How management groups’ reason when deciding to use a model focusing on systematic work environment management: Experiences from Swedish municipalities

Therese Hellman, Fredrik Molin, Tomas Eriksson, Magnus Svartengren

The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe the perspective of the management group regarding how they reasoned when deciding to engage in a model focussing on systematic…

Effectiveness of education program on hospital waste management

Naglaa M. Abdo, Wafaa S. Hamza, Mariam A. Al-Fadhli

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of Kuwait Infection Control Directorate educational program in improving knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of…

Working in prehospital emergency contexts: Stress, coping and support from the perspective of ambulance personnel

Ana Cristina Oliveira, Félix Neto, Filipa Teixeira, Ângela Maia

Ambulance personnel face a diversity of stressful events that could be potentially traumatic, putting their health and well-being at risk. The purpose of this paper is to explore…

Administrative staff self-reported long-term conditions: Findings from a regional Australian health service

Kathy Lee Wright, Karen Verney, Daryl Brennan, David Lindsay, Daniel Lindsay, Wendy Smyth

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the long-term conditions affecting the administration workforce of a regional Australian health service, and their self-management of…