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Psychosocial Risk Management:
European Framework
Dr Stavroula Leka CPsychol FRSH
Associate Professor in Occupational Health Psychology
PRIMA-EF Manager & Principal Investigator
Institute of Work, Health & Organisations
University of Nottingham
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• 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 genderfriendly 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)
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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
Management and organization of processes
PRODUCTION
Design, development and operation
of work and production
Translation /
Action plans
Organisational
learning
Innovation
Productivity
and quality
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk
assessment
and Audit
Outcomes
Risk reduction
(interventions)
Evaluation
Quality
of work
Workers’
health
Societal
outcomes
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PRIMA-EF Framework,
Policy Level
The macro level risk management policy processes
POLICIES AFFECTING THE CHANGING WORLD
OF WORK
(economic-, public health-, labour market-,
trade- policies, etc.)
Outcomes
Innovation
Economic
performance
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Risk and
health
monitoring
Translation /
policy plans
Intervention
programmes
Quality
of work
Public and occ.
Health
Societal learning
Policy
evaluation
Labour market
impacts
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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 !
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