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Creating Clarity and Crew Courage: Preventive and Promotive Measures for a Maritime Industry Without Bullying and Harassment
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Kalmar Maritime Academy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1223-1311
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Kalmar Maritime Academy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2942-1584
2022 (English)In: Occupational Health Science, ISSN 2367-0134, Vol. 6, no 4, p. 605-629Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Seafaring shares many characteristics with contemporary working life ashore. However, a major difference is that seafarers can spend up to 12 months aboard a ship that constitutes a work, living and recreational environment. Onboard work includes many stressors that can potentially contribute to workplace bullying and harassment, which in turn can affect safety critical operations. The aim of this study was to identify underlying causes in the organizational and social work environment that can cause workplace bullying and harassment at sea, and to suggest appropriate preventive and promotive strategies and measures. Data were collected mainly through World Cafe workshops with 56 participants from the Swedish maritime industry. Seafarer occupational health, safety, and wellbeing is largely determined by interdependent factors at micro, meso, and macro levels, where different stakeholders play various roles. Strategies and measures starting at the individual seafarer, and gradually expanding outwards toward the maritime industry are suggested. It is important that a victim of bullying or harassment receives adequate support. Creating crew courage enables employees to both recognize troubling situations and know how to act and respond to a situation. To bridge the gap between policy and practice, the legislative framework needs translating into practical procedures to make sense to the middle manager at the sharp end, with limited knowledge, time, resources, and decision latitude. Future research should evaluate the effectiveness of work environment interventions - what works, for whom, and under which circumstances.

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Springer Nature, 2022. Vol. 6, no 4, p. 605-629
Keywords [en]
Work environment, Occupational safety and health, Seafarer, Gender equality, World Cafe
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Work Sciences
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Shipping, Maritime Science; Social Sciences, Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-117776DOI: 10.1007/s41542-022-00129-5ISI: 000878487500001PubMedID: 36345360OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-117776DiVA, id: diva2:1716911
Available from: 2022-12-07 Created: 2022-12-07 Last updated: 2022-12-14Bibliographically approved

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