All Outputs (4)

An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy (2017)
Journal Article
Di Tecco, C., Jain, A., Valenti, A., Iavicoli, S., & Leka, S. (2017). An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy. Safety Science, 100(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.05.015

Psychosocial hazards have the potential to cause harm to employee health and negatively affect organisational outcomes. Work-related stress is an outcome of exposure to psychosocial risks that has received broad attention at research and policy level... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of a policy-level intervention to address psychosocial risks on organisational action in Italy.

Future challenges of occupational safety and health policy-making in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Leka, S., Jain, A. K., Zwetsloot, G. I., Andreou, N., & Hollis, D. (in press). Future challenges of occupational safety and health policy-making in the UK. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2016.1231871

Understanding the changing landscape of occupational safety and health (OSH) regulation and standards and its implications are of central importance for ensuring that OSH outcomes are not compromised and the needs of different types of organizations... Read More about Future challenges of occupational safety and health policy-making in the UK.

Is psychosocial risk prevention possible? Deconstructing common presumptions (2015)
Journal Article
Leka, S., Van Wassenhove, W., & Jain, A. K. (2015). Is psychosocial risk prevention possible? Deconstructing common presumptions. Safety Science, 71(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2014.03.014

This paper tackles a much debated and often misunderstood issue in the modern world of work, psychosocial risks. Although the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks is now widely acknowledged as a priority in health and safety in Europe, there r... Read More about Is psychosocial risk prevention possible? Deconstructing common presumptions.

An evaluation of the policy context on psychosocial risks and mental health in the workplace in the European Union: achievements, challenges, and the future (2015)
Journal Article
Leka, S., Jain, A. K., Iavicoli, S., & Di Tecco, C. (2015). An evaluation of the policy context on psychosocial risks and mental health in the workplace in the European Union: achievements, challenges, and the future. BioMed Research International, 2015(213089), https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/213089

Despite the developments both in hard and soft law policies in the European Union in relation to mental health and psychosocial risks in the workplace, a review of these policies at EU level has not been conducted to identify strengths, weaknesses, a... Read More about An evaluation of the policy context on psychosocial risks and mental health in the workplace in the European Union: achievements, challenges, and the future.