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Health Protection and Health Promotion Organizational Values and Regulatory Focus Theory

Occupational Safety. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970Employers responsible for providing a safety and healthy workplace.Recognition thatExposure to occupational risks may be involuntaryRisks may be beyond the individual employee's control or detection. . Engineering approach to reducti

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Health Protection and Health Promotion Organizational Values and Regulatory Focus Theory

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    1. Health Protection and Health Promotion – Organizational Values and Regulatory Focus Theory Lois E. Tetrick

    2. Occupational Safety Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Employers responsible for providing a safety and healthy workplace. Recognition that Exposure to occupational risks may be involuntary Risks may be beyond the individual employee’s control or detection

    3. Engineering approach to reduction of hazards Remove the hazards Block access to hazards Change the physical work environment Change the tools and/or equipment Warn employees of hazards Train employees on how to avoid hazards

    4. Behavior-based interventions Focus on changing individuals’ behavior Identification of critical safety behaviors Feedback and reinforcement Goal setting Communication among employees and supervisors

    5. Health Promotion Not directly legislated, at least in US Public health perspective, not specifically workplace related Health is the individual’s responsibility Focus on preventing ill-health by changing unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors Weight loss Smoking cessation Fitness programs Reduction of health insurance costs

    6. Theoretical Approaches Behavior Modification Incentives Transtheoretical Model of Change Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action maintenance

    7. Values Enduring beliefs “that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence” Rokeach, 1973, p. 5 “Desirable transsituational goals, varying in importance, that serve as guiding principles in the life of a person or other social entity.” Schwartz, 1994, p. 21

    8. Seven Higher-Order Organizational Values Innovation and risk-taking Stability Outcome or results orientation Attention to detail Aggressiveness and competitiveness Respect for people Collaborative and team orientation O’Reilly, Chatman, and Caldwell (1991)

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