Psychosocial Context of OSH-Remote Work of Academic Teachers in the Perspective of Sustainable Development

Joanna Sadłowska-Wrzesińska, Kamila Piosik and Żaneta Nejman ()
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Joanna Sadłowska-Wrzesińska: Institute of Safety and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, 2 Prof. Rychlewskiego Str., 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Kamila Piosik: OHS Sobczak—Training and Consulting Enterprise, 72 Bługarska STR., 60-321 Poznan, Poland
Żaneta Nejman: Institute of Safety and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, 2 Prof. Rychlewskiego Str., 60-965 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: The purpose of the research paper is to analyse the factors affecting remote work in terms of the selected socio-economic criteria and to determine which elements contribute the most to the development of sustainable work. In addition, the study describes the issues of remote education at the academic level and the challenges faced by academic teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The whole is embedded in the issues of occupational health and safety, with particular emphasis on the psychosocial aspects of the occupational safety of academic teachers in Poland. In the research process, the TOPSIS multi-criteria analysis tool (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution) was used, as well as AHP (analytical hierarchy process), as an auxiliary method. The use of these methods made it possible to select the most important variable and to determine the ranking of factors affecting the analysed problem. Findings: According to the conducted research, the most important factor affecting the safety of remote work—in relation to the selected sustainability criteria—is overwork/workload. An equally important element was stress during remote work, as well as the organization of time, with consideration to the balance between work and home duties. The research has shown that the selected aspects of remote work can have a significant impact on the achievement of sustainable development goals by a given organization, and in relation to individuals, on the quality of life and the sense of safety and health at work.

Keywords: work safety; COVID-19; stress; sustainability; teleworking; TOPSIS; AHP; occupational health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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