The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Bilbao) is the EU’s body in charge of gathering, analyzing and spreading information on these issues to meet the stakeholders’ needs in the field of health and safety at work. Its 2014/15 Campaign will be called “Practical Solutions for psychosocial risks.” (Ref. 130725)
Assessment. In its studies, the Agency has observed that stress at work is the 2nd most frequent health issue at work, behind musculo-skeletal problems. According to a recent OSHA survey, 51 percent of workers perceived work-related stress to be common in their workplace. By order of importance, the main causes behind these problems are: job insecurity and reorganization, hours worked or workload and unacceptable behaviors such as bullying or harassment. The economic crisis, with its restru
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