An emerging approach to improving fit between workers and work requirements that emphasizes health, safety and well-being as important outcomes of a work system is known as the Occupational Health Psychology approach.
- The term "occupational health psychology," or "OHP," refers to the application of psychology to safeguard and advance the safety, health, and general well-being of employees.
- Occupational health psychology is a multidisciplinary area of psychology that focuses on the health and safety of workers.
- Staff motivation can be increased by designing payment and reward systems and providing advice on health and safety issues.
- Using exercises and tests that are suited for the position being filled to identify skills and develop potential during the selection process as well as during career counseling.
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Upton Sinclair's famous novel, "The Jungle," was a scathing critique of the situation that existed in American factories in the beginning of the 20th century. The book highlighted the poor sanitation and worker standards that existed in meat packing and processing plants. As a result of the book Congress enacted two major pieces of legislation seeking to address the problems addressed in the book. The first was the "Meat Inspection Act", and the second was the "Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906."
