A complaint has been lodged against an occupational physician, claiming pro-management bias and substandard care. How should he/she be judged for professional accountabil-ity? Indeed, what are the useful benchmarks to apply for performance appraisal? • A worker who is stressed at work exhibits early signs of depression. Should informing the managers and supervisors be a necessary part of the re...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the relationship between organizational climate and employee mental health is consistent (ie, invariant) or differs across four large hospitals, and whether organizational efficiency mediates this relationship. METHODS Participants (total N = 5316) completed validated measures of organizational climate variables (social climate, participatory management, goal cl...

This research intended to determine the impact of occupational safety&health and human resource competence towards employee performance at PT. Bambang Djaja. Quantitative approach used through simple random sampling technique with total 100 sample employees The study takes data by distributing questionnaires. Some variables independent variable, K3 (Occupational Safety Health) (X1), Human R...

Introduction: Macro-ergonomics is an important factor that affects behavior, favorable performance and personnel’s efficiency that can cause conformity of employees by increasing labor and efficiency and in result decreasing employees’ stress amount. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationship between Macro-ergonomics and occupational stress in employees working in one casting ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of special education directors on the current role of occupational therapy in high school transition programs for adolescent students with disabilities. Additionally, barriers to providing occupational therapy services and perceptions about new occupational therapy services were examined. METHOD A mailed questionnaire was admi...

The current paper critically reviews the conceptualization and relationship between Occupational Stress, Performance and Emotional Intelligence as supported by empirical evidences through a non-systematic narrative review of the existing literature. It was found that the three concepts have been historically developed through different stages. Moreover the empirical evidence shows that complex ...

The objective of the revised Reactor Oversight Process is to monitor licensee performance in the areas of reactor safety, radiation safety, and security. This paper describes the NRC’s revised Reactor Oversight Process and how it is used to assess licensee performance against stated objectives in seven areas (or cornerstones) of plant operations. One of the seven cornerstones of the Reactor Ove...

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 89 This case report describes occupational therapy interventions focused on improving the activities of daily living (ADL) performance of a 31-year-old man with an ataxia syndrome (motor control deficits, visual dysfunction, gait disturbance) secondary to multiple sclerosis. The rehabilitation of clients with ataxia syndrome is a challenge for occupa...

BACKGROUND Doctors especially house officers are under a great deal of stress related to a variety of occupational stressors. Occupational stressors contribute to organizational inefficiency, high staff turnover, absenteeism due to sickness, decreased quality, and quantity of practice, increased costs of health care, and decreased job satisfaction. One of the organizational outcomes that affect...