Psychosocial Safety Climate of Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran: A Policy Analysis.
Hamed SeddighiMaureen F DollardIbrahim SalmaniPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2020)
The government approach to and communication about the quarantine period has neglected to consider the psychosocial safety climate of employees, who have to go to their workplaces using buses, subways, or other vehicles, and who are under pressure mentally because of fear of infection, dismissal for non-attendance, and the consequent economic problems. The government approach necessarily impacts on the perceived psychosocial safety climate of employees, and hence influences the causes of work stress. If the psychosocial safety climate is not considered and improved, it may reduce the quality of services and products, and increase accidents.