Model gpa objective X working Compendium

FACILITATING PROJECT (administrative)	GPA 2.1c : (NOTE: All projects in GPA 1.4; 1.9l, 1.9n, 1.9q, 1.9x, 1.9z)
Facilitating Project Title	Toolkits and other resources to improve assessment and management of BIOLOGICAL risks at the workplace.
GPA Objective	Objective 2: to protect and promote health at the workplace.
GPA Action	11. …the assessment and management of health risks at the workplace should be improved by: defining essential interventions for prevention and control of mechanical, physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial risks in the working environment. Such measures include also integrated management of chemicals at the workplace, elimination of second-hand tobacco smoke from all indoor workplaces, improved occupational safety, and health-impact assessment of new technologies, work processes and products at the design stage. 12. …protecting health at the workplace also requires enacting regulations and adopting a basic set of occupational health standards to make certain that all workplaces comply with minimum requirements for health and safety protection, ensuring an appropriate level of enforcement, strengthening workplace health inspection, and building up collaboration between the competent regulatory agencies according to specific national circumstances. 15. …work on creating practical tools for assessment and management of occupational risks, recommending minimum requirements for health protection at the workplace, providing guidance on development of healthy workplaces, and on promoting health at the workplace. …
Priority Area	2.1c: Develop practical toolkits for the assessment and management of OH risks (focus: biologic risks)
Purposes of facilitating project	This facilitating project points to the location of toolkits addressing biologic risks at work in GPA Priority 1.4 (risks for healthcare workers). No additional toolkits are coded here that address biological risks.
GPA Manager	Stavroula Leka; Aditya Jain
CC Initiative Leaders and contact information	Dave Zalk and Henri Heussen, IOHA
WHO responsible person	Susan Wilburn
Collaborating centre partners with separate contributing projects	Projects related Biologic Risks See Projects 1.9l, 1.9n, 1.9q, 1.9x and 1.9z coded into GPA 1.4: Risks of Healthcare workers
WHO Regional offices actively involved in this project (name and email)
Summary of the project (max100 words)	The assessment and management of health risks at the workplace should be improved by defining essential interventions for prevention and control of biological risks in the working environment. Such measures include improved occupational safety, and health-impact assessment of new technologies, work processes and products at the design stage Development of guidance on best practice OHS standards on biological risks. The development of an evidence base on the impact and management of biological risks including identification of new risk factors such as due to introduction of new technologies, processes of globalization, as well as changes in the work organization.
Actual and anticipated deliverables by 2012 from contributing projects	See Projects 1.9l, 1.9n, 1.9q, 1.9x and 1.9z coded into GPA 1.4: Risks of Healthcare workers
Critical gaps to be filled by 2012	More projects that relate to the development of tools for the management of occupational risks related to biological hazards, in addition to those already included.
Examples of deliverables desired by 2012	See Projects 1.9l, 1.9n, 1.9q, 1.9x and 1.9z coded into GPA 1.4: Risks of Healthcare workers
Barriers to success that must be addressed

Priority 2.1d:
Priority 2.1d: Develop practical toolkits for the assessment and management of OH risks for Psychosocial hazards
Outputs:

Tools, inventory, framework document, mapping of use and types of tools, evaluation, definition of common criteria of toolkits, network of active users

Support:

CC: Stavroula Leka and Aditya Jain, University of Nottingham, UK

WHO/HQ: Evelyn Kortum

FACILITATING PROJECT (administrative)	GPA 2.1d
Facilitating Project Title	Toolkits and other resources to improve assessment and management of psychosocial risks at the workplace.
GPA Objective	Objective 2: to protect and promote health at the workplace.
GPA Action	11. …the assessment and management of health risks at the workplace should be improved by: defining essential interventions for prevention and control of mechanical, physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial risks in the working environment. Such measures include also integrated management of chemicals at the workplace, elimination of second-hand tobacco smoke from all indoor workplaces, improved occupational safety, and health-impact assessment of new technologies, work processes and products at the design stage. 12. …protecting health at the workplace also requires enacting regulations and adopting a basic set of occupational health standards to make certain that all workplaces comply with minimum requirements for health and safety protection, ensuring an appropriate level of enforcement, strengthening workplace health inspection, and building up collaboration between the competent regulatory agencies according to specific national circumstances. 15. …work on creating practical tools for assessment and management of occupational risks, recommending minimum requirements for health protection at the workplace, providing guidance on development of healthy workplaces, and on promoting health at the workplace. …
Priority Area	2.1a: Develop practical toolkits for the assessment and management of OH risks (focus: psychosocial risks)
Purposes of facilitating project	All the seven projects included here relate to the development of practical tools for assessment and management of psychosocial risks; this Facilitating Project will be particularly useful in coordinating these closely related activities.
GPA Manager	Stavroula Leka; Aditya Jain
CC Initiative Leaders and contact information	Stavroula Leka [e-mail] Aditya Jain [e-mail]
WHO responsible person	Evelyn Kortum
Collaborating centre partners with separate contributing projects	GPA 2.15t Psychosocial Risk Management Toolkit. Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham, UK. Project leader: Stavroula Leka [e-mail] GPA 2.15z Collaboration in the development of practical psychosocial risk management toolkit. Occupational Health Centre of the Municipal Institute of Health of Barcelona, Spain. Project Leader: Lucía Artazcoz, [e-mail] GPA 2.11l Adaptation, validation and training in the use of a diagnostic tool to detect prevalence of psychosocial risk factors in the workplace. CINBIOSE, Canada. Project Leader: Katherine Lippel [e-mail] GPA 2.13h Study of psychosocial risks in Malaysian context. University of South Australia Australia. Project Leader: Mr. Mohd Awang Idris [e-mail] GPA 2.11p Psychosocial stress in the workplace with regard to burnout and gender. Institute of Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany. Project Leader: Ralf Wegner [e-mail] GPA 2.15aa NEW Practical toolkits for assessment of work stress. Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong. Project leader: Jason Wong [e-mail] GPA 2.15ab NEW Prevention of workplace violence via Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Kit, Training, and On-line risk assessment of workplace violence (English & Chinese). Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong. Project leader: Jason Wong [e-mail] GPA 2.14b Threat to life and physical integrity at the workplace: consequences on mental health and prevention. Clinica del Lavoro “Luigi Devoto”, Milan, Italy. Project Leader: Giuseppe Paolo Fichera, [e-mail] GPA2.15j Guidelines for bullying at work - Specific toolkits for the prevention of workplace bullying. Clinica del Lavoro “Luigi Devoto”, Milan, Italy. Project Leader: Silvia Punzi, [e-mail] GPA 2.11x Psychosocial risk of health professionals: Identify psychosocial risk of health professionals in order to generate illness prevention and health occupational programs. Institute of Research in Occupational Health. University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Project Leader: Manuel Pando Moreno [e-mail]
WHO Regional offices actively involved in this project (name and email)
Summary of the project (max100 words)	The assessment and management of health risks at the workplace should be improved by defining essential interventions for prevention and control of psychosocial risks in the working environment. Such measures include improved occupational safety, and health-impact assessment of new technologies, work processes and products at the design stage. Protecting health at the workplace also requires enacting and adopting a basic set of occupational health standards. Development of guidance on best practice OHS standards on psychosocial risks. Development of training materials and programmes on the assessment and management of psychosocial risk. The development of an evidence base on the impact and management of psychosocial risks including identification of new risk factors such as due to introduction of new technologies, processes of globalization, as well as changes in the work organization. CCs define common criteria of toolkits, develop inventories, framework documents, mapping of use and types of tools, to assess and manage the identified new as well as existing risks. Advanced toolkits will be implemented and evaluated.
Actual and anticipated deliverables by 2012 from contributing projects	GPA 2.15t To develop a psychosocial risk management toolkit that will be readily usable and user-friendly Develop international standards (Publicly Available Specification – PAS) on stress at work in order to promote harmonisation in the area of psychosocial risk management Develop training packages for the toolkit deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face Integrate the toolkit in the provision of basic occupational health services GPA 2.15z Translation into Spanish of 10 guidance sheets and the PRIMA-EF guide Spanish toolkit for psychosocial risk management at the enterprise level GPA 2.11l Translation and adaptation of instruments to evaluate psychosocial risk factors in the workplace Training workshops for OH inspectors GPA 2.13h To develop a tool for the assessment of psychosocial risk in an emerging economy context To develop materials to create work-life balance awareness training for managers and supporting staff GPA 2.11p Development of a WHO questionnaire to evaluate the psychosocial stress and strain including burnout phenomena by occupational and familial factors Worldwide survey in 2011 GPA 2.14b Training programmes for workers in order to prevent workplace violence To assess the efficacy of early psychological support program, and to extend the intervention among different workers victims of different workplace trauma GPA2.15j Training packages for prevention and intervention for health professionals, employers, employees GPA 2.11x Toolkit for Health Risk Psychosocial prevention. Occupational health programs to generate illness prevention among health professionals
Critical gaps to be filled by 2012	• Rapid survey tool for developing countries • Raise awareness • Sector based tools and guidelines • Information sharing for the development of the regional/country specific tools • Better information on validity of existing tools • Develop a universally accepted glossary of terms
Examples of deliverables desired by 2012	• Sector based tools and guidelines • Psychosocial risks addressed in Healthy Workplaces and i-BOHS • Development of Psychosocial Risk Management Network (PRIMA-Network)

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA2.15t Formerly AA3:P5
GPA Objective	Objective 2: To protect and promote health at the workplace
CC or NGO Name	Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham
Project title	Psychosocial Risk Management Toolkit
Keywords	Psychosocial issues at work, work-related stress, mental health at work
Project leader Email address	Dr Stavroula Leka [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	FIOH – Finland, BAuA – Germany, ISPESL – Italy, TNO – Netherlands, WHO, ILO
Other partners	CIOP-PIB – Poland
Funding	Funding for first phase has been secured through SALTSA (Sweden) and by the European Commission 6th Framework Programme
Objective of the project	Development of a psychosocial risk management toolkit and framework to raise awareness and promote best practice in psychosocial risk management globally
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	To develop a toolkit that will be readily usable and user-friendly Develop existing knowledge in reviewing available methodologies to evaluate the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks at work and work-related stress Develop international standards and indicators on stress and violence at work in order to promote harmonisation in the area of psychosocial risk management and enhance best business practice Develop detailed recommendations and evidence-based best-practice guidance on the management of these issues at the workplace to promote clarity that will enable stakeholders to put these in practice to improve the quality of working life To develop training packages for the toolkit deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face To integrate the toolkit in the provision of basic occupational health services
Target group and/or beneficiaries	All enterprises – especially those where expertise is missing such as SMEs
Summary of the project	Over the years, a need has been identified through the work of the WHO’s Network of CCs in OH for practical procedures and tools for the management of occupational health and safety at work. This project focuses on the development of a Psychosocial Risk Management Toolkit (PRIMAT) and a framework for psychosocial risk management with a special focus on work-related stress and workplace violence (including harassment, bullying and mobbing). This toolkit could form part of a wider Occupational Risk Management Toolbox that would address health and safety issues at work in a comprehensive manner.
Dissemination	WHO/ILO documents; University studies, publications; worker and enterprise meetings; newsletters and press releases; websites
Impact (global or regional)	Global
Progress on Project	A review of the current situation in relation to the changing nature of work and psychosocial risks has been conducted and the guiding principles that will drive the review of psychosocial risk management approaches throughout Europe have been agreed upon. Experts in psychosocial risk management in different European countries have been identified. An expert’s workshop was organised at the University of Nottingham and was attended by the project partners’ and representatives of the EC and SMEs representatives it aimed at defining the products to be developed and the methodology to be followed. During this workshop the project work plan drafted and the framework components and guiding principles were defined.  In June 2007 a ‘Monitoring & Indicators Workshop’ is being organised to review available methodologies for evaluating the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks at work and work-related stress, including physical and psychological workplace violence. In November 2008 the PRIMA-EF project concluded. Funding from EC was secured to develop elearning training material.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	Developed existing knowledge in reviewing available methodologies to evaluate the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks at work and work-related stress Developed detailed recommendations and evidence-based best-practice guidance on the management of these issues at the workplace to promote clarity that will enable stakeholders to put these in practice to improve the quality of working life Developed the Psychosocial Risk Management – European Framework (PRIMA-EF) PRIMA-EF guide, guidance sheets and book developed. Available at www.prima-ef.org
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	To develop a toolkit that will be readily usable and user-friendly (by 2012) Develop international standards (Publicly Available Specification – PAS) on stress and violence at work in order to promote harmonisation in the area of psychosocial risk management and enhance best business practice (by 2011) To develop training packages for the toolkit deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face (by 2011) To integrate the toolkit in the provision of basic occupational health services (beginning in 2011)