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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin At work, risks to mental health, also called psychosocial risks, may be related to job content or work schedules, specific characteristics of the workplace, or opportunities for career development, among other factors, the World Health Organization notes. In the maritime industry, seafarers’ work environment often exacerbates psychosocial risks due to a combination of long-term isolation, challenging physical conditions, irregular work schedules, and the pressures of performing high-responsibility tasks in confined spaces. Addressing these factors and providing better mental health support has become a top priority on the industry’s agenda in recent years. RelatedNews DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board Britannia: Key safety tips for overside work var jnews_module_21324985_1_6a02067fb0931 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21324985","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2193,3098,2399,458,2468,3580,3314","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination
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