Psychosocial risks top concern for lone workers, report finds

Major cause of harm

Lone workers’ concerns about psychosocial risks come as the report found that these factors were among the most common reasons behind work-related accidents and illnesses.

In North America, 45% of all respondents said they had personally experienced, or had a relative who experienced, a workplace accident or work-related illness.

According to 44% of Americans and 68% of Canadians, these work-related accidents or illnesses were related to stress.

“Stress is a significantly more common contributor to work-related accidents or illnesses in Canada than in the U.S.,” the report read.

“Most respondents who reported experiencing a work-related incident or illness (or knowing someone who has) say it was stress-related, with this figure being significantly higher in Canada.”