New Working Environment Risk Analysis Model when Performing Remote Work
Scientific Conference on Economics and Entrepreneurship SCEE’2021 Organized within the 62nd International Scientific Conference of Riga Technical University: Book of Abstracts 2021
Guna Bazone, Jānis Ieviņš

Although modern technologies have allowed us to organize our work remotely, before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work was not famous; more precisely, it was pretty rare. The first wave of the pandemic introduced a fundamental change in the organization of work since the work had to be organized remotely, i.e., from employees' homes, to ensure the company's operation. This was necessary to ensure the health and safety of workers and reduce the prevalence of COVID-19 in workplaces and throughout the country as a whole. Adjustments were also made to the assessment of the risks of the working environment as the pandemic sustained. In addition to the risks of the working environment, such as job placement, lighting, and microclimate, workers faced unprecedented risks to the working environment. Risks to the working environment such as stress, burn-out syndrome, loneliness, and lack of support have played an important role. A little modified, compared to the 1990 s, is a digital risk factor for the working environment, a return to technostress, or a fear of using various digital devices. Cyber attacks and data protection have also been raised. The authors of the article believe that taking into account all these facts. It is necessary to update and update the assessment of risk factors for the work environment, take into account new risks, and develop an appropriate model for the analysis of the risks of the working environment.


Keywords
Remote work, Risk analysis, Risk assessment
Hyperlink
https://www.rtu.lv/writable/public_files/RTU_scee_2021_abstracts.pdf

Bazone, G., Ieviņš, J. New Working Environment Risk Analysis Model when Performing Remote Work. In: Scientific Conference on Economics and Entrepreneurship SCEE’2021 Organized within the 62nd International Scientific Conference of Riga Technical University: Book of Abstracts, Latvia, Rīga, 14-15 October, 2021. Riga: RTU Press, 2021, pp.29-29. ISBN 978-9934-22-678-6. ISSN 2256-0866.

Publication language
English (en)
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