Psychosocial Risk Management: European Framework

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Psychosocial Risk Management: European Framework

Dr Stavroula Leka CPsychol FRSHAssociate Professor in Occupational Health Psychology

PRIMA-EF Manager & Principal Investigator

Institute of Work, Health & OrganisationsUniversity of Nottingham


PRIMA-EF• Developing a European Psychosocial Risk Management

Framework• FP6 - 2 year project• 6 partners, 5 CCs: IWHO (lead), BAuA, ISPESL, TNO, CIOP,

FIOH• 2 international organisations (WHO, ILO)• 6 liaison organisations: 3 international (US NIOSH,

University of South Australia, Singapore Ministry of Manpower) – 3 EU (Institute for Social Policies - Bulgaria, HSE - UK, Cyprus International Institute - Harvard-Cyprus Initiative for the Environment & Public Health)

• 9 advisory organisations: DG-Employment, DG-SANCO, EASHW, European Foundation (Dublin), ICOH-WOPS, ETUC, ETUI, ETUI-REHS, BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME,CEEP, UNIZO


Objectives 1

• Develop existing knowledge in evaluating the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks at work and work-related stress, including physical and psychological workplace violence, harassment, bullying and mobbing

• Identify appropriate means of collecting sensitive data in relation to these issues

• Develop international standards and indicators on stress and violence at work in order to promote harmonisation in the area of psychosocial risk management and enhance best business practice


Objectives 2

• Develop detailed recommendations and evidence-based best-practice guidance on the management of these issues at the workplace to promote clarity and a unified European approach that will enable stakeholders to put these in practice to improve the quality of working life

• Disseminate the results of the project to stakeholders and social partners in order to raise awareness and promote understanding, engagement and best practice


Outputs 1• Definition of European Psychosocial Risk

Management Framework

• Development of social dialogue and corporate social responsibility indicators

• Survey involving stakeholders on a tripartite basis

• Review and analysis of available methodologies to evaluate the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks at work and work-related stress > indicator models


Outputs 2

• Comprehensive review and analysis of case studies of evidence-based, best practice interventions in different occupational sectors, worker groups, enterprise sizes and European countries

• Inventory of different approaches > Special reference to approaches that promote best practice in occupational health and safety and the management of psychosocial risks through corporate social responsibility and social dialogue principles and to gender-friendly approaches


Outputs 3

• Guidelines for: employers; employees; trade unions; occupational health physicians; general practitioners; other applied occupational health and safety professionals (such as occupational health psychologists)

• PRIMA-EF book and brochure

• www.prima-ef.org


Added Value

• Clarity of best practice principles, standards and actions

• Indicator models for monitoring• Integrative framework that the EC

will be able to use for the EU overall and across member states

• Would be possible to use as part awareness campaign linking policy to practice


Actions at the EU level

• Promotion of framework across the EU• Monitor the implementation of the

framework across member states• Using indicators to identify necessary

actions at policy and practice levels (EU, national, sectoral, enterprise)

• Identification of gaps and priorities


PRIMA-EF Key Principles• Adequate risk assessment• Thorough planning and a stepwise

approach inc. evaluation• Combination of work-directed and worker-

directed measures• Best practice• Participative approach• Tailored methodology• Social dialogue and involvement of

external key stakeholders


PRIMA-EF Framework, Enterprise Level

PRODUCTIONDesign, development and operation

of work and production

RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk assessment and Audit

Translation / Action plans

Risk reduction (interventions)

Organisational learning

Evaluation

Innovation

Productivityand quality

Quality of work

Workers’ health

Societal outcomes

Management and organization of processes Outcomes


PRIMA-EF Framework, Policy Level

POLICIES AFFECTING THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK

(economic-, public health-, labour market-, trade- policies, etc.)

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

Risk and health

monitoring

Translation / policy plans

Intervention programmes

Societal learning Policy evaluation

Innovation

Economic performance

Quality of work

Public and occ. Health

Labour market impacts

The macro level risk management policy processes Outcomes


PRIMA-EF Forthcoming Events

• PRIMA-EF Symposium – Quebec, ICOH-WOPS Conference, September 2008

• Dissemination Workshop – Rome, November 2008

• PRIMA-EF Symposium – Valencia, EA-OHP Conference, November 2008


Thank you !

[email protected]

www.nottingham.ac.uk/iwhowww.prima-ef.org

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