Developing a standard for psychosocial risk management: PAS 1010
| Autor: | Dorota Zolnierczyk-Zreda, Aditya Jain, Maria Widerszal-Bazyl, Gerard I.J.M. Zwetsloot, Stavroula Leka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Standards
Engineering Poison control Legislation Occupational safety and health law.invention law Environmental health media_common.cataloged_instance European union Workplace Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Risk management media_common SHB - Safe & Healthy Business business.industry PAS 1010 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychosocial risk management Public relations BSS - Behavioural and Societal Sciences Organisation Work (electrical) CLARITY Standardisation business Safety Research Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Safety Science. 49:1047-1057 |
| ISSN: | 0925-7535 |
| Popis: | 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. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
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