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Decreased Lower Job-
Productivity Satisfaction

Uncomfortable
Working Conditions

Greater
More Errors &
More Accidents
Absenteeism
Turnover
Environmental Design.
Facilities.
Work Organizations.
Equipment & Tools.
Health & safety.
Location of the
building.
Size of Parking lot.
Affects Job-
satisfaction.
Build Loyalty.
Dependent
Care
Facilities
Day-Care centers or On-site
schools.
Helpful in recruiting & retaining
new employees.
Higher Organizational
Commitment.
Gives Company a competitive
edge.
OFFICE
&
WORKPLACE
DESIGN
Uncomfortable
temperature.
Ventilation.
Physical Separation.
Size Of an Office.
Disabled
Employees
Affects Employee
Satisfaction.
Influence working relations.
Impact on Morale &
negative attitudes.
 Landscaped Offices

Functional work unit, Inexpensive,

Facilitate communication &
Workflow,
Enhance group cohesiveness &
Cooperation, reduce
psychological barriers, pleasant
& conductive to socializing.
 Lack of privacy, noise,
Difficulty in concentrating,
Lack of personal touches.
Intensity
Distribution of light
Natural light
Physiological effects.
Interferes with sleep.
Make employees irritable &
nervous.
High blood pressure & muscle
tension.
Impair emotional well being.
Induce stress.
Color
MUSIC
 Temperature & Humidity

Affects :
Morale
Efficiency
Physical wellbeing
Perceptual motor task
Irritation of eyes.
TEMPORAL CONDITIONS
 WORKING
HOURS

Nominal working
hours
Actual working
hours.
PART TIME EMPLOYMENTP

Reduce the cost of keeping full time staff.

Increase scheduling flexibility.
Lower turnover rate.
Chance to explore career opportunities.
 COMPRESSED
WORK WEEKS

4 days at 10 hours/day.
Positively affect:
Job satisfaction.
Satisfaction with work
schedule.
 FLEXTIME
Freedom for when to begin & end your
day.
Affects:
Employees are relax.
Increase job satisfaction
Personal freedom
Decrease absenteeism
Improve worker’s productivity
 REST PAUSES
Increase morale &
productivity
Reduce boredom & Fatigue
Reduce repetitive motion
injuries
Induce positive attitude
towards management
SHIFT WORK

Disturbs diurnal
rhythm
Physiological effects
Psychological effects
Family-life suffers.
Disturb everyday
activities.
Less productivity
More errors &
accidents
PSYCHOLOGICAL
&
SOCIAL ISSUES
JOB
SIMPLIFICATION
Simplified, fragmented & repetitive work.
Affects physical health
Induce anxiety, depression & irritability
Deterioration of cognitive functioning
Absentmindedness & disorientation
Decrease in morale
 BOREDOM
&
MONOTONY

Lead to restlessness,
discontent, draining of
energy & discontent.
Factor of motivation
 INEQUALITY
The quality of being
uneven,
Such as,
Lack of evenness
Social disparity
 CONT…
Disparity of
distribution
or
opportunity
 HARRASMENT
 When a person is
subjected to annoying
when working.
 Unwanted, unwelcomed
or unsolicited behavior.
 Embarrassing,
uncomfortable and
distressing for recipient.
TYPES :
Bullying
Stalking
Sexual
harassment
Racial
Harassment
 CONT…
Religious
Harassment
Disability
Harassment
Cases of
Physical Assault
PRIVACY CONCERNS
TAKING
CREDIT
OF
OTHERS
WORK
EXTREME
MICRO-
MANAGING
Safety, Violence, and Health in the
workplace
 Work Related Health Problems

• Work-related diseases is
as shocking as the
accident rate.
• These illnesses are more
insidious.
 Examples

• Black lung disease.

• A prolong progressively
crippling disorder.
• EPA has designated as toxic
more than 16000 chemical
substances regularly used in
the work place.
• Miners, mill workers, and shipyard
workers are exposed to asbestos on the
job, facing the danger of lung cancer at
seven times the national rate.
• Breast cancer.
 Causes of Accidents

• Human error is the factor

responsible for most accidents,
wheather they occur in
workplace, highway, home.
Workplace Factors

• Type of industry
• Hours of work
• Lighting
• Equipment design
Personal Factors

• Alcohol and drug abuse

• Cognitive ability
• Health
• Fatigue
 VIOLENCE IN WORKPLACE
• Murder is the second leading
cause of death on the job and
the primary cause of death for
women in workplace.
• Every year more than 2 million
employees are physically
assaulted at work.
• Office , shop, and factory have been very dangerous
places.
• Victims of violence are taxicab drivers, store clerks, pizza
delivery drivers etc.
 ALCOHOLISM IN WORKPLACE

• The U.S Public Health Service

considers alcoholism to be a
major health threat, along with
heart disease and cancer.
 DRUG USE IN WORKPLACE
• The use of illegal drugs on the job
is a serious problem.
• The National Institute of Drug
Abuse reports that the illegal use
of drugs is more widespread
among younger employees, ages
18 to 25.
 Computers and Physical Health Issues

• Some employee who work with

computers report a high
incidence of black pain, physical
fatigue and visiual disturbances.