working conditions

wages

Payment for work

• salaryFixed periodic employment payment
• benefitsGains or helpful effects
• healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
• pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit

insurance · leave · retirement · bonus · severance

office

Professional work location

• factoryIndustrial production facility
• siteDesignated location
• warehouseBulk goods storage building
• temperatureMeasured heat intensity

ventilation · lighting · noise · cleanliness · facilities · equipment · layout · space

hazard

Source of potential harm

• PPEHazard-shielding work attire
• OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
• inspectionFormal assessment of condition
• accidentUnintended harmful event

prevention · risk · hardhat · gloves · earplugs · harness · ventilation · lockout-tagout

burnout

Chronic occupational depletion

• workloadAssigned task volume
• pressureForce upon contact
• deadlineTime limit for completion
• exhaustionState of utter depletion

overwork · anxiety · fatigue · tension · demanding · understaffing · micromanagement · high-pressure

union

Joining into one

• overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
• discriminationUnjust differential treatment
• harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
• equal-opportunityTreating all candidates identically

whistleblower · contract · grievance · arbitration · retaliation · organizing · strike

shift

Movement or work period

• schedulePlan of timed events
• overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
• part-timeLimited work schedule
• full-timeComplete weekly hours

flextime · on-call · break · workweek · nine-to-five · standby

posture

Body position, alignment

• deskFurniture for writing
• chairSingle-person sitting furniture
• monitorDisplay or supervisor
• keyboardArray of input keys

workstation · adjustable · footrest · musculoskeletal · seating · mouse · eye-strain · lifting