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Psychosocial risks in OSH

Summary

In the course, students will learn about the basic terminology of psychosocial risks, their causes and approaches to the prevention of these specific risks. An important part of the subject is familiarization with the process of managing psychosocial risks, from their identification through analysis, evaluation and proposal of measures. Students will gain information about the impact of psychosocial risks not only on employees, but also on the entire company. The entire area of ​​the emergence of psychosocial risks in a broader context is addressed. Therefore, attention is also paid to organizational culture and related issues focused on the position and role of the manager, leadership and management of people, working conditions, competences, attitudes, motivation, commitment, delegation and empowerment, communication in the organization, workplace relations and conflict management.
The subject will be supplemented with practical and up-to-date information from the business sphere, which will be focused both on the specific negative effects of psychosocial risks and on positive examples from the field of prevention.

Literature

FLINTROP, Julia and Oscar VARGAS. Psychosocial risks in Europe Prevalence and strategies for prevention [online]. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2014 [cit. 2023-10-09]. ISBN 978-92-897-1218-7 . Dostupné z: doi:10.2806/70971
ISO. ISO 45003:2021, Occupational health and safety management - Psychosocial health and safety at work - Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks. Switzerland, 2021.

Advised literature

OGDEN, Jane. Health psychology: a textbook. 3rd ed. Maidenhead, U.K.: Open University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-335-21471-1 .
CHIRICO, Francesco. The forgotten realm of the new and emerging psychosocial risk factors. Online. Journal of Occupational Health. 2017, roč. 59, č. 5, s. 433-435. ISSN 1341-9145 . Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.17-0111-OP. [cit. 2023-10-11].


Language of instruction čeština
Code 040-0634
Abbreviation PRvBOZP
Course title Psychosocial risks in OSH
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Mgr. Ivana Slováčková, Ph.D.