Job Strain Explained: Demand, Control, Support
Job strain is the high-demand, low-control pattern that turns psychosocial pressure into weaker attention, escalation, and safety judgment at work.
Workplace safety, safety culture, leadership and risk management, from an international perspective.
Por Andreza Araujo Global Safety Culture Specialist
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Job strain is the high-demand, low-control pattern that turns psychosocial pressure into weaker attention, escalation, and safety judgment at work.
A diagnostic article for leaders who need to stop splitting psychosocial risk between HR, EHS and operations while exposure stays in work design.
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Compare ISO 45003, WHO mental health guidance, and ILO C190 to decide which reference should lead a psychosocial-risk program.
A role-profile guide for HR business partners who need to turn psychosocial risk from a vague wellbeing concern into visible work-design evidence within 60 days.
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A 30-day guide for EHS and HR teams to turn psychosocial-risk signals into a practical register with owners, controls, and verification.
A practical comparison of NIOSH Total Worker Health, ISO 45003, and HSE Management Standards for leaders choosing a psychosocial risk operating model.
Multitasking risk weakens field verification, supervision, and psychosocial safety when HR and EHS treat overload as individual performance.
A mythbusting guide for HR, EHS and operations leaders who need to see job demands as a work-design risk, not a personal resilience issue.