Role of Mental Workload and Occupational Burnout in improving Safety Behaviors of Iron and Steel Industry Workers
Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat (Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention),
Vol. 13 No. 1 (1404),
2 December 2025
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Page 5 - 1
https://doi.org/10.22037/iipm.v13i1.50632
Abstract
The iron and steel industries, due to their specific working conditions and environmental factors, pose multiple physical and psychological challenges for workers. Examining workers physical and mental health and identifying the factors affecting them can play a significant role in improving their well-being. This study aimed to investigate the impact of mental workload and the mediating role of job burnout on safety behavior among workers at an iron and steel factory in Yazd Province (2024). A descriptive-analytical study involving 150 workers, who were well-informed about the investigation process, and from whom verbal consent was taken, revealed a significant positive relationship between mental workload and job burnout, with both factors inversely related to safety behavior. Structural equation modeling results indicated that job burnout partially mediates the relationship between mental workload and safety behavior, suggesting that mental workload affects safety behaviors both directly and indirectly through increased job burnout.
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Hooshmand M, Hatami H, Gholamnia R, Olazadeh K, Salehi Sahlabadi A. Role of Mental Workload and Occupational Burnout in improving Safety Behaviors of Iron and Steel Industry Workers. Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat .2025;13(1):1-5. https://doi.org/10.22037/iipm.v11i3.50632
- Mental workload; Job burnout; Safety behavior; Iron and steel industry
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