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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Thank you !

Stavroula.Leka@nottingham.ac.uk

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