Publication tagged with "Psychosocial risks and stress"
The Societal Impact of Pain, SIP, has launched a Joint Statement on Pain and Mental Health aimed at EU and national policy makers. Mental health disorders and chronic pain frequently co-occur and influence each other, creating a vicious cycle of disability...
The “Mental Health in all Policies” Thematic Network released a joint statement urging EU and European countries to implement a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to mental health at local, regional, national and European levels. Signatories call for a...
The Spanish Institute for Safety and Health at Work has published a new report about how digital platform work (DPW) impacts occupational safety and health (OSH) specifically inquiring into psychosocial risks factors. The study found out that: DPW boosts pre...
On this 8 March, EU-OSHA reaffirmed its position in favour of the right of women and girls to live and work without violence both on- and offline. We support UN Women’s call to tackle violence against women in digital spaces. Adopting an approach to innovation and technology that increases women’s awareness regarding their rights is essential. We took this opportunity to launch...
While the working population generally enjoys better health than those outside the labour market, workplaces can also cause or worsen illnesses. Over four out of ten European workers report that their work stress levels have increased due to the pandemic. This strain, along with other psychosocial risk factors like job insecurity, long working hours and bullying, increase the...
The Commission has published a call for evidence on the forthcoming Commission Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health. The initiative, announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in the 2022 State of the Union address, as a follow up to the...
Data collected by digital devices at the workplace can be used to make increase performance and make workplaces more productive and safe. But similarly, employers might use this data to invade privacy or make unfair decisions affecting their workers. This...
There is clear evidence that psychosocial risk factors play a causal role in the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The executive summary - Musculoskeletal disorders: association with psychosocial risk factors at work - now...
A series of discussion papers and articles review the impact that psychosocial risk factors (e.g. excessive workload) can have on the development of a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). This includes a publication that reviews the effect that digitalisation is having on workers’ exposure to physical risk factors (e.g. repetitive tasks) for work-related MSDs. The publications also...
Observed every year on 12 October, the World Arthritis Day calls for better understanding and awareness of the impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). The global campaign is led by EULAR, an EU-OSHA partner of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign Lighten the Load. This year, EULAR brings the focus on worrying ‘pain points’ such as the difficulty of getting...
More than four out of ten workers (44%) say that their work stress has increased as a result of the pandemic, according to EU-OSHA’s workers’ survey OSH Pulse – occupational safety and health in post-pandemic workplaces. EU-OSHA publishes the survey findings to mark World Mental Health Day, on 10 October. They shine a light on mental and physical health stressors for workers...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a new training curriculum to continue to strengthen the capacity of labour inspectorates globally and to assist in building effective and efficient national labour inspection systems. “Building Modern...
New research published by EU-OSHA finds evidence for an association between psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Drawing on the latest European data on the impact of mental wellbeing, researchers review how psychosocial risks can contribute to and exacerbate MSDs, and MSDs can be associated with psychosocial factors. They provide recommendations for...