Influence of occupational stress on organisational performance

Abstract

The effective occupational health and safety management system is aimed to reduce risks of injuries and occupational ill health in the organisation. The relation between occupational health and safety management and organisational performance has already been researched and established by some researchers. By creating safe and healthy environment, top management invests in optimal business conditions with agile work power that can fully contribute to achieving company goals, but the expected results and achievement of set goals may vary depending on stress-related working climate. The influence of stress factor as mediator between occupational health and safety management and organisational performance was a subject of research that is shown in this paper. A survey concerning constructs related to the topic was carried out in Serbia, and the results of the survey were analysed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results of the research proved that occupational health and safety management system has a direct impact on employees' stress, and their stress has a significant, mediating, influence on organisational OHS performance.