Job Demands-Control Model Explained: 6 Safety Uses
Use the job demands-control model to find psychosocial risk, redesign work, and prevent leaders from treating stress as a personal weakness.
Workplace safety, leadership and risk insights from the Headline Podcast editorial team.
Por Andreza Araujo Host & Editorial Lead
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Host & Editorial Lead
Andreza Araujo is an international reference in EHS, safety culture and safe behavior, with 25+ years leading cultural transformation programs in multinational companies and impacting employees in more than 30 countries. Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice, she contributes to the public conversation on leadership, safety culture and prevention for a global professional audience. Civil engineer and occupational safety engineer from Unicamp, with a master's degree in Environmental Diplomacy from the University of Geneva. Author of 16 books on safety culture, leadership and SIF prevention, and host of the Headline Podcast.
Use the job demands-control model to find psychosocial risk, redesign work, and prevent leaders from treating stress as a personal weakness.
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