Psychosocial Risk Management: European Framework

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Psychosocial Risk Management European Framework

• Dr Stavroula Leka CPsychol FRSH
• Associate Professor in Occupational Health
  Psychology
• PRIMA-EF Manager Principal InvestigatorInstit
  ute 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 gt 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 gt 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 Forthcoming Events

• PRIMA-EF Symposium Washington, APA/NIOSH Work,
  Stress Health Conference, March 2008
• Best Practice Workshop Rome, May 2008
• PRIMA-EF Symposium Quebec, ICOH-WOPS
  Conference, September 2008
• Dissemination Workshop Helsinki, October 2008
• PRIMA-EF Symposium Valencia, EA-OHP Conference,
  November 2008

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Thank you !

• Stavroula.Leka_at_nottingham.ac.ukwww.nottingham.ac
  .uk/iwhowww.prima-ef.org