Many people currently report that work plays a significant: part in their lives, providing psychological as well as material benefits. However, it can also be damaging. The majorcontemporary challenges to health at work are those
associated with the way work and work organizations are designed and managed.The work-related problems currently reported by workers reflect this trend, away from exposure to the traditional, physical hazards of work, and towards the psychosocial and organizational. It is clear that to ensure the quality of working life and to protect the health of working people as they grow older, close attention needs to be paid to these problems. They challenge the health of organizations as well as that of their employees