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Good practices in managing work-related indoor air problems: a psychosocial perspective
Marjaana Lahtinen1, Pekka Huuhtanen, Kari Vähämäki
1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Uusimaa Regional Institute, Helsinki, Finland. marjaana.lahtinen@ttl.fi
Background:
Indoor air problems at workplaces are often exceedingly complex. Technical questions are interrelated with the dynamics of the work community, and the cooperation and interaction skills of the parties involved in the problem solving process are also put to the test. The objective of our study was to analyze the process of managing and solving indoor air problems from a psychosocial perspective.
Methods:
This collective case study was based on data from questionnaires, interviews and various documentary materials. Technical inspections of the buildings and indoor air measurements were also carried out.
Results:
The following four factors best differentiated successful cases from impeded cases: extensive multiprofessional collaboration and participative action, systematic action and perseverance, investment in information and communication, and process thinking and learning. The study also proposed a theoretical model for the role of the psychosocial work environment in indoor air problems.
Conclusions:
The expertise related to social and human aspects of problem solving plays a significant role in solving indoor air problems. Failures to properly handle these aspects may lead to resources being wasted and result in a problematic situation becoming stagnant or worse.
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