Biography
Biography: Eatemad Wadea M H Altaweel
Abstract
Occupational health is aimed to provide and maintain the highest degree of mental, physical and social welfare of workers in all different professions. Occupational stress one of the concerns of present-day public health services Stress in the workplace continues to be a highly pervasive problem, having direct and in -direct negative effects on individuals and productivity. Causes of occupational stress include environments, organizational climate, and a conflict arises from the job demands of the employees. Adverse health effects as examples of psychological disorders, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease and other adverse effect on human body Establishment of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces. A lot of studies and researches done by (NIOSH), (OSHA) to create guidelines on organizational change to prevent occupational stress is useful. Prevention Interventions to eliminate or reduce the occupational stress should be both at organizational and individual levels through brief explanation of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.