{"id":466,"date":"2021-09-29T08:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T08:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/?p=466"},"modified":"2024-08-28T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:34:00","slug":"mental-health-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/blog\/mental-health-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health at work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is work affecting your mental health? Is work affecting your worker\u2019s mental health?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about how to manage it? Did you know you have a duty to manage the risks that work poses to mental health?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We all know that work can affect your physical health. There are risks and hazards on-site that can cause you harm like slips, trips, and falls, hazardous substances, dust and so many more. Working can also impact your mental health in more ways than one. Here is a list of some common workplace hazards that can affect a worker&#8217;s mental health:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Financial Pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lack of work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Too much work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long hours and fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workplace bullying or harassment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing costs of materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Projects not going to plan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many things at work that can impact mental health. Sustained exposure to workplace stressors increases the likelihood of poor mental and physical health. Businesses have a duty to manage the risks that work has to mental health. If the risks can\u2019t be eliminated they should be minimised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses should try to prevent mental health harm at its source. Identifying risks and controlling them should be done by communicating with workers about what workplace conditions are harming their mental health. Things like low job control, low support, poor environmental conditions, exposure to injury or harassment can increase the likelihood of mental harm. Businesses should look to create workplaces that remove exposure to stressors, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">make sure people understand their role<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">increase workers\u2019 ability to make their own decisions about their work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">offer a good balance between effort and reward<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">take a long-term view of productivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">focus on retaining staff\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">promoting work-life balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">no tolerance to workplace bullying<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start managing mental health at work today. Have a toolbox meeting to discuss the common issues that impact your workers mental health. Discuss ways to eliminate or minimise these risks. It\u2019s good practice to keep records of your meetings, this can be done in the HazardCo App.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/contact-us\">HazardCo Team today\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is work affecting your mental health? Is work affecting your worker\u2019s mental health? Have you thought about how to manage it? Did you know you have a duty to manage the risks that work poses to mental health? We all know that work can affect your physical health. 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