Can Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Address Psychosocial Risk Factors? An Empirical Study
The increasing prevalence of psychosocial risk factors at work poses new challenges to occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMSs) such as those taking place under EU Framework Directive 89/391. Due to the wicked nature of psychosocial risks, management of these risks allegedly lag behind management of other kinds of occupational safety and health risks. Data describing the use of workplace assessments (WPAs) in public workplaces in Denmark (N = 2221) show that variations in OHSMS components predict actions taken against psychosocial risks even better than they predict actions taken against physical risks. Two factors predict actions taken against psychosocial risks in particular: The use of anonymous data in WPAs and the integration of WPAs into organizational processes such as strategy-making and HR. These findings enforce a sustained belief in systematic organizational approaches to the management of psychosocial risk factors.
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Authors:
- Dahler-Larsen, Peter
- Sundby, Anna
- Boodhoo, Adiilah
- Publication Date: 2020-21
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
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Serial:
- Safety Science
- Volume: 130
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0925-7535
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Human factors; Occupational safety; Psychological aspects; Risk assessment; Safety culture; Social factors; Workplaces
- Geographic Terms: Denmark
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01747966
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 17 2020 9:38AM