Developing a standard for psychosocial risk management: PAS 1010 |
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Authors: | Stavroula Leka Aditya Jain Maria Widerszal-Bazyl Dorota Żołnierczyk-Zreda Gerard Zwetsloot |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, University of Nottingham, International House Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK;2. Central Institute for Labour Protection-National Research Institute, ul. Czerniakowska 16, Warsaw 00-701, Poland;3. TNO-Work and Employment, PO Box 718, NL 2130 AS Hoofddorp, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The nature of work has changed dramatically due to globalisation, migration, technological advances and the emergence of the knowledge-based economy. These changes have been accompanied by the increased prevalence of new and emerging types of risk to workers’ health and safety, such as psychosocial risks. This paper reviews the key regulatory and voluntary standards on occupational health and safety of relevance to the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace that are applicable to the European Union member states. The review indicates that regulatory standards set the minimum level of protection for workers and voluntary standards may further enable organisations to go beyond their legal obligations. However, the review also highlights that the terms ‘stress’ and ‘psychosocial risks’ are not mentioned explicitly in most pieces of legislation leading to lack of clarity on the terminology used. While voluntary standards seek to address this, very few provide specific guidance on the process of psychosocial risk management to enable organisations to manage psychosocial risks successfully. On the basis of the review, the case for the development of a voluntary standard for psychosocial risk management is presented. The paper further discusses the recent development of such a standard and its implications at the European level. |
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