HRM 3400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fever, Repetitive Strain Injury, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3400
• Professor: Gary Blake

Document Summary

Historical perspective: early emphasis on illnesses caused by exposure from mining (lead, gold, silver, copper, zinc, iron, mercury) 1800s-industrial revolution: machinists exposed to oils used for lubricants during cutting and grinding operations (acne and skin diseases, deaths from injuries, mechanization of spinning and weaving resulted in byssinosis (brown lung) from the dust. Looking at the work environment to minimize damage to the human body. Example: curving the backs of chairs to prevent back pain. !2: modern health and safety programs have gone beyond these early beliefs. Healthy workplace: consists of ethics and values (most important) leadership engagement, worker involvement, and physical work environment (occupational health and safety falls under physical work environment), psychosocial work environment, enterprise community involvement, and personal health resources. These factors will make employees want to come to work. Since workers live in the communities, their health is affected by the community physical and social environment.