Prevention of hypertension due to long working hours and other work hazards is needed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Hypertension is the foremost risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death globally. In some countries, such as the US, the prevalence of hypertension and working-age CVD mortality are increasing. CVD is also the most common work-related disease worldwide.

The Healthy Work Survey: A Standardized Questionnaire for the Assessment of Workplace Psychosocial Hazards and Work Organization in the United States.

Objectives: Work-related psychosocial stressors have been recognized as occupational hazards and assessed in workplaces in many countries for decades. Identifying tools to measure work-related psychosocial hazards to increase awareness in the United States about the impact on employees' health and safety is critical ( J Occup Environ Med. 2021;63:e245-e249).