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The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana (2014)
Journal Article
Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Jain, A., Leka, S., Hollis, D., & Cox, T. (2014). The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana. Safety Science, 65, 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.12.002

While in recent years there has been a growing awareness among mining companies of the need to address physical injuries and environmental issues, there remains a lack of knowledge about how psychosocial risks independently and in conjunction with ph... Read More about The impact of physical and psychosocial risks on employee well-being and quality of life: The case of the mining industry in Ghana.

Developing a performance indicator for psychosocial risk in the oil and gas industry (2013)
Journal Article
Vestly Bergh, L. I., Hinna, S., Leka, S., & Jain, A. (2014). Developing a performance indicator for psychosocial risk in the oil and gas industry. Safety Science, 62, 98-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.08.005

Psychosocial risks in the oil and gas industry can have a significant impact on health and safety outcomes and must be handled in the same manner as other operational risks. A sustainable and comprehensive system for psychosocial risk management shou... Read More about Developing a performance indicator for psychosocial risk in the oil and gas industry.

Hard and soft law approaches to addressing psychosocial risks in Europe: lessons learned in the development of the Italian approach (2013)
Journal Article
Iavicoli, S., Leka, S., Jain, A., Persechino, B., Rondinone, B. M., Ronchetti, M., & Valenti, A. (2014). Hard and soft law approaches to addressing psychosocial risks in Europe: lessons learned in the development of the Italian approach. Journal of Risk Research, 17(7), 855-869. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2013.822911

Psychosocial risks in the workplace have been identified as some of the most significant emerging risks, particularly since issues such as work-related stress, which is closely linked to psychosocial risks, are widely recognised as major challenges i... Read More about Hard and soft law approaches to addressing psychosocial risks in Europe: lessons learned in the development of the Italian approach.

Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience (2013)
Journal Article
Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Jain, A., Leka, S., Hollis, D., & Cox, T. (2013). Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience. Journal of Safety Research, 45, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.01.003

Introduction In addition to hazardous conditions that are prevalent in mines, there are various physical and psychosocial risk factors that can affect mine workers' safety and health. Without due diligence to mine safety, these risk factors can affec... Read More about Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience.