European survey: 75% of European firms report at least one psychosocial risk
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published its overview report of the second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER-2), for which almost 50,000 establishments from 36 European countries were interviewed in 2014. The main topics covered are the management of occupational safety and health (OSH) in general, the management of psychosocial risks in particular and the participation of workers in OSH.
The levels of psychosocial risks in European workplaces are high, with 77% of establishments reporting at least one psychosocial risk factor in the workplace.