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MENTAL HEALTH IS CITED FIRST AS AN EMERGING H&S CONCERN. THIS IS
UNCHANGED IN POSITION VS 2019. STRESS MANAGEMENT IS IN THE
#2 POSITION (RISING FROM #3 IN 2019). INFECTION CONTROL AND
PANDEMIC MANAGEMENT ARE KEY ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM.
KEY EMERGING HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS
VS
2019
Mental health
70%
+3
Stress Management
68%
+10
Continued infection control of the pandemic
63%
Pandemic management overall
63%
Remote working
49%
+31
Workload (eg, shortage of workers,
aging workforce)
48%
-12
Accommodations for parents if schools
close
47%
Managing return to work
after illness/disability
38%
+15
Accommodations for immune compromised
35%
Increasing sick time and
long-term disability
31%
+5
Aging workforce
23%
-32
Presenteeism
22%
-3
KEY SURVEY FINDINGS
