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