HRM200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Leadership Development, Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Secret Ballot

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: Katrina Di Gravio

Document Summary

A burnout is a physical and mental exhaustion caused by over striving to complete a non-realistic goal. Ergonomics is the art of fitting the workstation and the work tools for the individuals. Workplace hazardous materials information system is very important for occupational health and safety. Employee wellness programs are a proactive means of taking care of an employee"s health and wellness so that employees achieve measurable outcomes such as better results, increased productivity, retention, cost reduction. The supervisor plays an important role in ensuring that all employees follow the occupational health and safety regulations within the workplace and it is their responsibility to instill a desire in the employees to work safely. Job: some jobs are just risky on it"s own such as firefighters, police. Work schedule: some workers have to work for long hours of the day and after 6-7 hours, their attention span decreases due to fatigue and exhaustion.