Safety and Work Organization Management in the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Lignite Mining and Energy Sector in Poland

Kamińska-Berezowska, Sławomira; Suchacka, Małgorzata

doi:10.3390/en15124239

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“…Previous studies also found that the occupational risks to which miners are exposed can cause psychological problems and job anxiety [ 95 ]. Harsh underground working environments and hypertension may be the main factors in miners’ health anxiety [ 96 ]. In addition, some personal characteristics (such as occupational and equipment factors) that cause life-safety risks significantly affect the psychological health of employees through effects such as job and health anxiety [ 21 ].…”

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“…In addition, some personal characteristics (such as occupational and equipment factors) that cause life-safety risks significantly affect the psychological health of employees through effects such as job and health anxiety [ 21 ]. For miners, occupational risk hinders job performance and increases psychological problems, such as anxiety [ 96 ]. Problems related to work execution, such as dangerous working environments and high job complexity, continuously plague miners’ job performance [ 97 ].…”

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How Do COVID-19 Risk, Life-Safety Risk, Job Insecurity, and Work–Family Conflict Affect Miner Performance? Health-Anxiety and Job-Anxiety Perspectives

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Xie

et al. 2023

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The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has created challenging working conditions in coal-production activities. In addition to the massive loss of resources for miners, it has had a devastating impact on these individuals’ mental health. Based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and a resource-loss perspective, this study examined the impact of COVID-19 risk, life-safety risk, perceived job insecurity, and work–family conflict on miners’ job performance. Moreover, this study investigated the mediating role of job anxiety (JA) and health anxiety (HA). The study data were collected through online structured questionnaires disseminated to 629 employees working in a coal mine in China. The data analysis and hypothesis generation were conducted using the structural equation modeling (partial least squares) method. The results demonstrated that the perception of COVID-19 risk, life-safety risk, job insecurity, and work–family conflict negatively and significantly impacted miners’ job performance. In addition, JA and HA negatively mediated the relationships between the perception of COVID-19 risk, life-safety risk, perceived job insecurity, work–family conflict, and job performance. The findings of this study can give coal-mining companies and their staff useful insights into how to minimize the pandemic’s effects on their operations.

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How Do COVID-19 Risk, Life-Safety Risk, Job Insecurity, and Work–Family Conflict Affect Miner Performance? Health-Anxiety and Job-Anxiety Perspectives

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“…"The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic clearly showed the importance of social aspects of work organisation and their consequences on the employees' environment" [50]. For all respondents, the pandemic caused significant changes in their lifestyles.…”

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Overview of Taken Initiatives and Adaptation Measures in Polish Mining Companies during a Pandemic

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Ranosz

Herezy³

et al. 2022

Energies

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The emergence of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus two years ago strongly affected economic life and labour markets around the world. The pandemic affected many sectors, including the mining industry. Coal companies have had to cope with the challenges and adapt their operations to the situation. Due to the peculiarities of the mines, not only to the hazardous factors and conditions prevailing underground but also to the large number of employees who usually move in groups in the plants, the emergence of a new threat caused by a biological agent posed a real challenge for them. The aim of this paper was to present the initiatives and measures taken in the coal mining sector to ensure the safety of workers during a pandemic. The guidelines for the operation of mining plants during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic were analysed, as well as the identification of locations in mining plants particularly vulnerable to infection with the virus. We also presented how the pandemic period affected the operations of a selected coal company in Poland from an economic point of view.

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A comparative case-study on social and public administration aspects on mineral deposits safeguarding in chosen European countries

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Safety and Work Organization Management in the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Lignite Mining and Energy Sector in Poland

Cited by 3 publications

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How Do COVID-19 Risk, Life-Safety Risk, Job Insecurity, and Work–Family Conflict Affect Miner Performance? Health-Anxiety and Job-Anxiety Perspectives

How Do COVID-19 Risk, Life-Safety Risk, Job Insecurity, and Work–Family Conflict Affect Miner Performance? Health-Anxiety and Job-Anxiety Perspectives

Overview of Taken Initiatives and Adaptation Measures in Polish Mining Companies during a Pandemic

A comparative case-study on social and public administration aspects on mineral deposits safeguarding in chosen European countries

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