Table 1 Working conditions dimensions covered by the EWCS across waves and considered in this paper
Original question in EWCS | Abbreviation | Variable type |
|---|---|---|
Biomechanical/Physical factors | ||
Does your main paid job involve tiring or painful positions? | Positions | Ordinal |
Does your main paid job involve carrying or moving heavy loads? | Loads | Ordinal |
Does your main paid job involve repetitive hand or arm movements? | Repetitive tasks | Ordinal |
Does your job involve working at very high speed? | Speed | Ordinal |
Are you exposed at work to high temperatures which make you perspire even when not working? | Temperature high | Ordinal |
Are you exposed at work to low temperatures whether indoors or outdoors? | Temperature low | Ordinal |
Are you exposed at work to vibrations from hand tools, machinery, etc.? | Vibrations | Ordinal |
Does your main paid job involve standing? | Standing | Ordinal |
Psychosocial factors | ||
Do you experience stress in your work? | Stress | Dichotomous |
Do your colleagues help and support you? | Support | Dichotomous |
Do you need further training to cope well with job duties? | Job skill demands | Polytomous |
Does your main paid job involve handling angry clients, patients? | Contact with clients | Dichotomous |
Are you able to choose or change your methods of work? | Job methods | Dichotomous |
Occupational health | ||
Regarding the health and safety risks related to performance of your job, how well informed would | Informed | Ordinal |
you say you are? |