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Occupational health, safety and work environments in Norwegian fish farming - employee perspective
Get PDFBackground Aquaculture workers are exposed to several workplace hazards. Norwegian fish farming has a high occupational injury rate. This article provides new knowledge about workers' perceptions of their health and work environment. Methods The study is based on data collected in a telephone survey with 447 participants and 35 qualitative interviews. The survey respondents were mainly personnel working at fish farms and on service vessels. The interviewees included personnel at fish farms as well as managers and staff. Data were analysed according to a model that included working conditions and exposures, health complaints and concerns, sickness absence, subjective health status and job satisfaction. Results The survey data show that physical and ergonomic exposures are the most common, and several workers report psychosocial exposures such as stress and lack of control in their workday. The most frequently reported health complaints were musculoskeletal (neck/shoulder/arm pain, back pain, hand/wrist pain, knee/hip pain). More than half of the respondents have concerns that their work environment may affect their health negatively. Work-related sickness absences related to strain and acute injuries are reported by 11.6% of respondents. Eighty-five per cent consider their health as good or very good, and 97% are satisfied at work always or most of the time. Interview data identify several work tasks that were perceived as particularly straining but also confirm the high level of job satisfaction in the industry. Discussion Hazards in the work environment need to be removed or mitigated to prevent unfavourable health exposures. Conflicting objectives in the production process may lead to work pressure for workers. Organisational factors that could improve individual work conditions are avoidance of long working hours and ensuring adequate rest between shifts. Workplace risk levels may be influenced by the design of fish farms and equipment, and hence occupational health and end user needs should be properly considered in technology development. Conclusion The prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases stands out as a challenge for workers' occupational health. Measures should be implemented at the individual, organisational and regulatory levels and included in technology design.publishedVersio
Comparison of Norwegian health and welfare regulatory frameworks in salmon and chicken production
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Interagency collaboration for early identification and follow-up of mental health problems in residential youth care: evaluation of a collaboration model
Get PDFDespite high levels of mental disorders among young people living in residential youth care (RYC) institutions, only a small percentage of these children receive help from mental health services. The aim of the present study is to explore the usefulness of an inter-agency collaboration model from the perspective of service providers, and to investigate factors that promote and hinder effective inter-agency collaboration around early identification and follow up of mental problems and disorders among youth in residential care. A purposive sample of 16 professionals in three RYC institutions and related child and adolescent mental health services and child welfare services that were involved in piloting the collaboration model was recruited. Semi-structured individual and group interviews were conducted, and a thematic analysis was conducted to identify key themes. The results suggest that the collaboration model promoted increased awareness on mental health issues and a greater systematic inter-agency collaborative effort in assessing and following up the mental health of children and adolescents in RYC institutions. However, there were major challenges related to central elements of the collaboration model; the conduction of the multidisciplinary meeting within the deadline of three weeks, and participation of child welfare services-providers at the multidisciplinary meeting. Further dissemination of the collaboration model merits further consideration of the choice of screening assessment battery due to the lack of participation from teachers and parents, the time limit of three weeks and measures to increase participation from the municipal child welfare services.publishedVersio
The role of simulators in interdisciplinary medical work
Get PDFThis article reports from a project introducing a virtual reality simulator with patient-specific input for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) into a surgical environment at a university hospital in Norway during 2016–2019. The project includes acquisition of the simulator, training of personnel, and a mapping of the effects. We followed the process, adopting ethnographic methods including participation in the operating room, simulated patient-specific rehearsals, preparations of the rehearsals, meetings with the simulator company, scientific meetings and scientific work related to the clinical trials (the second author led the clinical trial), in addition to open-ended interviews with vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists. We used the concepts of boundary work and sensework as conceptual lenses through which we studied the introduction of the simulator and how it influenced the nature of work and the professional relationship between the vascular surgeons and the interventional radiologists. We found that the simulator facilitated professional integration, at the same time as it served as a material resource for professional identity development. This study is the first to our knowledge that investigates the role of simulators for professional identity and relationship among surgeons and radiologists. Further studies of simulators in similar and different social contexts may contribute to deeper and more generic understanding of the way simulators influence our working life.publishedVersio
Shared waters—shared problems: The role of self-governance in managing common pool resources.
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TryggEst: Bedre beskyttelse av overgrepsutsatte voksne : Sluttrapport: To års forsøk med TryggEst
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Utdannings- og yrkesrådgiving og sosialpedagogisk rådgiving i norsk skole anno 2020 : En kartlegging av ressurser og arbeidsoppgaver til rådgiving i skolen i Norge
Get PDFDenne rapporten viser resultatet av en kartlegging av ressurser og arbeidsoppgaver i rådgivingen i skolen i Norge. Prosjektet er gjennomført i juni til november 2020 av SINTEF Samfunnsforsking i samarbeid med NORCE Research, og baserer seg på en spørreskjemaundersøkelse til rådgivere (karriereveiledere/utdannings- og yrkesrådgivere og sosialpedagogiske rådgivere) ved alle skoler med ungdomstrinn og videregående skoler i Norge. I tillegg har vi gjennomført en kort spørreundersøkelse til skoleledere på alle skoler med ungdomstrinn og videregående skoler. Svarprosenten på de to undersøkelsene ble beregnet til henholdsvis 28 og 29 %. Vi har også vært i kontakt med universiteter og høyskoler som tilbyr etter- og videreutdanning for rådgivere, for kort å kartlegge tilbudet på området. Den overordnede problemstillingen for prosjektet var Hvordan er arbeidssituasjonen til rådgivere ved norske ungdoms- og videregående skoler, med vekt på tidsressurs, oppgaver og kompetanse? publishedVersio
Lærlingundersøkelsen 2018 : Analyser av variasjoner og sammenhenger
No full textLærlingundersøkelsen er en elektronisk basert spørreundersøkelse som skal gi lærlinger muligheten til å formidle oppfatninger om opplæringen og andre forhold som er sentrale for læringsutbyttet og læringsmiljøet. Undersøkelsen gir viktig informasjon om kvaliteten på og utfordringene for fag- og yrkesopplæringen, og gir mulighet til å sammenlikne resultater over tid og få et bilde av opplæringen som gis. Funn fra undersøkelsen kan være et viktig verktøy for både instruktører, faglige ledere og lærebedrifter og for regionale og nasjonale utdanningsmyndigheter. Lærlingundersøkelsen er revidert i 2018. Undersøkelsen er betraktelig kuttet ned i antall spørsmål og tema som betyr at resultatene, med unntak, lar seg vanskelig å direkte sammenlignes med tidligere års resultater.publishedVersio
Mobbing og arbeidsro i skolen : Analyse av Elevundersøkelsen skoleåret 2019/20
No full textDenne rapporten er en analyse av resultatene fra Elevundersøkelsen skoleåret 2019/20 som omhandler mobbing og arbeidsro i skolen. Resultatene fra årets undersøkelse sammenlignes med tidligere års undersøkelser der det er mulig. Dette er den første av tre rapporteringer fra årets undersøkelse. Oppdragsgiver er Utdanningsdirektoratet.publishedVersio
