Managing stress and psychosocial risks at work EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-15 Brenda O Brien, EU-OSHA Brussels Liaison Office EuroHealthNet Brussels, 19 May 2015 Safety and health at work is everyone s concern. It s good for you. It s good for business.
Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-15 - key objectives Raising awareness about the growing problem with stress and psychosocial risks Focus on the positive effects of successful psychosocial risk management, including the business case Increasing the enterprises practical knowledge related to recognising and preventing psychosocial risks at work Providing and promoting the use of simple, practical tools and guidance for managing psychosocial risks and stress in the workplace 2
Evidenced based information shows support is needed Legal obligation (Framework Directive 89/391/EEC) ESENER survey (2009): 79% of European managers concerned about stress at work - fewer than 30% establishments have procedures in place to deal with stress, workplace violence and harassment - 42% managers consider it more difficult to manage psychosocial risks than more traditional OSH risks 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Lack of resources such as time, staff or money Lack of aw areness Lack of expertise Health and safety Culture within the establishment Sensitivity of the issue Psychosocial risks Lack of technical support or guidance 3
Better understanding Psychosocial risks arise from: - poor work design, organisation and management - unfavourable social context of work Work-related stress: - is an organisational issue, not an individual fault - occurs when demands at work are beyond the worker s capacity to cope with them 4
Managing psychosocial risks Despite its sensitive nature, stress and psychosocial risks at work can be successfully reduced and dealt with in the same logical and systematic way as other OSH issues Tackling stress in the workplace leads to improved worker wellbeing and better organisational performance Leadership and worker participation is crucial to tackle psychosocial risks and work-related stress effectively 5
Campaign partners and events Campaign organised in more than 30 countries Supported by a network of partners National focal points Social partners Official campaign partners Media partners Enterprise Europe Network EU institutions, organisations and associations Campaign Launch: 7 April 2014 EU-OSHA benchmarking event & hand-over ceremony: 5-6 March 2015 European Good Practice Awards Ceremony: 27 April 2015 ESENER 2 Presentation of the findings: 23 June 2015 European Week: October 2015 Healthy Workplaces Summit: 3-4 November 2015 6
Healthy Workplaces Summit 2015 Bilbao, 3-4 November 2015 dedicated to the memory of Dr. Eusebio Rial-González Programme: Political statements Key-note speeches & panel discussion (social partners, Campaign partners, FOPs, GPA winners) Three parallel sessions: 1. Good practices for managing stress and psychosocial risks at work 2. Managing stress and psychosocial risks at work: strategies and programmes at European and international level 3. Let s talk about OSH: innovative ways for communicating on occupational safety and health Press conference 7
Official Campaign Partners 8
Official Campaign Partners 9
2014-15 HWC Official Media Partnership Exclusive pool of journalists and editors interested in promoting OSH Great success: 33 media partners from all-over Europe 10
Campaign tools and resources Campaign guide and leaflets E-guide Online data visualisation - psychosocial risks in Europe Infographics, video, PPT Reports Figures (ESENER) Napo film (available in 25 languages) 11
E-Guide E-guide to managing stress and psychosocial risks - explains work-related stress and psychosocial risks, their causes and consequences - gives practical examples on how to deal with psychosocial risks in a small company - addresses concerns and misconceptions - provides national resources 33 national versions are now available! 12
Online visualisation tool Overview of data related to prevalence and management of psychosocial risks in Europe Main data sources : ESENER-2, Labour Force Survey, Eurobarometer and FRA survey Violence against women Data broken down: by country, sector, establishments sizes and status, gender, age etc. ESENER Launch: 23 June 2015 13
Campaign in the social media - Overview year-to-date April 2015 Number of all contributions 383 twitter 290 facebook, google+ 36 youtube 0 others 57 Most frequent twitter hashtag Most active twitter account Most active other source #awards, #Riga EU_OSHA others Year-to-date (2015) Number of all contributions 1383 twitter 1075 facebook, google+ 117 youtube 14 others 177 14
Campaign in the social media - Overview year-to-date Number of clippings in social media per month 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 383 325 327 348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 15
What s next EU-OSHA campaign on demographic change and healthy ageing Healthy Workplaces for all ages Products and events Campaign website Campaign guide and leaflets E-guide on ageing Seminars and events in all Member States Various publications targeting different groups: policy makers, companies, etc. How to be involved? Become an official campaign partner Encourage companies to take part in the Good practice awards 16
Thank You! www.osha.europa.eu Contact: obrien@osha.europa.eu 17