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Stress resources, research and information from organisations and individuals outside the UK
On 8 October 2004 the four main European Union social partners signed a framework agreement on work-related stress. Although the agreement is not legally binding, the organisations will have responsibility for its implementation across the EUthrough collective bargaining and other agreements.
The bodies which concluded the agreement are the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations in Europe (UNICE), the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAMPE) and the European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and Enterprises of General Economic Interest (CEEP), all of which represent trade unions and employers' organisations on a European level.
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditionshas published a very detailed report entitled "Violence, Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace" . The report examines the manner in which these issues have been studied in surveys of seven European countries.
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress offers a wealth of free documents in pdf format on their downloads page;. Many thanks to them for advising us of this free public service and happy browsing!
Here is yet another meaty presentation from the ILO entitled: "Draft code of practice on violence and stress at work in services: A threat to productivity and decent work".. This is a superbly researched document weighing in at 71 pages, so it will take some time to download, but it will prove particularly valuable to those of us who work in the public sector.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees has published a guideline report entitled "Enough Workplace Stress:Organizing for Change". It is 51 pages long so it will take some time to download, but it contains much information and many useful features.
There are two sections:
- Background information on workplace stress: what the problem is, what the causes are, who is affected, and what the hazards are.
- Actions, solutions and strategies to eliminate workplace stress and the health and safety hazards associated with stress.
The report "Stress Prevention and Stress Management in Danish Pioneer Companies", downloadable here in .pdf format, was commissioned by the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions and is well worth reading.
This important document, "Healthy Work: Managing Stress and Fatigue in the Workplace", is published by the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, New Zealand. It is freely available and can be reproduced without permission but please note that it is subject to Crown copyright.
It is all the more welcome here because, as a guide to employers rather than a union document, it offers advice much sought after by managers who visit this site and who comment on the relative paucity of such information. There must be much more freely available so please let us know!
OSHA EU have just issued Issue 9 of their Forum on the subject of preventing psychosocial risks at work from a European perspective. You can visit their site to read or download an Acrobat document.
The ILO has made "Barefoot Research: A Worker's Manual for Organising On Work Security" by Margaret Keith, James Brophy, Peter Kirby and Ellen Rosskam, 2002 available for download on their website as part of their InFocus Programme on Socio-Economic Security.
The European Angency for Safety and Health at Work have issued an informative two page factsheet on work-related stress in pdf format which you can download here or from the work-stress section of their website.
It is always interesting to have a look at how other countries approach the problem of stress and we are able to offer you this Australian Stress Guide which was compiled by the ACTU OHS Unit in October 2000.
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