Psychosocial risks in the workplace

The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), popularly known as the Copenhagen Questionnaire, was developed in 2000 by a research team from the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health (AMI), led by Prof. Tage S. Kristensen. Since then, it has become the most widely used instrument internationally for studying, evaluating and preventing psychosocial risks.

Version 4.0 of the F-PSICO questionnaire for assessing psychosocial factors, designed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (INSHT), Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

Catalan version of the COPSOQ method for the assessment and prevention of psychosocial risks (Version 2). It includes the medium-length version for companies with more than 25 employees, and also the short version for companies with less than 25 employees.

Manual for applying the Catalan version (version 2) of the COPSOQ method for the assessment and prevention of psychosocial risks.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health.

ILO (International Labour Organization) website. It provides information classified by countries, subjects and sectors, databases, news, publications and other resources.

Website of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which is a European Union agency whose primary objective is to promote safety and health in the workplace.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Website of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which is responsible for health and safety legislation in Great Britain and whose mission is to prevent work-related deaths, injuries and health problems in Great Britain.

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is a Canadian federal government agency whose goal is to eradicate work-related illnesses or injuries in Canada. The CCOHS promotes improvements in workplace health and safety by disseminating useful information that addresses the problems that may arise in the work environment.

Psychosocial risks portal of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (INSST), which contains information published by the INNST itself and by other sources on psychosocial risks and their prevention: manuals, guides, technical notes for prevention (NTP), software applications for prevention (AIP), etc.

Website of the Government of Catalonia's Ministry of Business and Knowledge, which provides definitions for the most significant occupational hazards, and some prevention guidelines, ordered by activity, type of hazard, etc.

Website of the Trade Union Institute of Work, Environment and Health (ISTAS), which is an independent foundation concerned with technical and union matters supported by the Comissions Obreres (CCOO) trade union. Its general goal is to support activities aimed at improving working conditions, protecting the environment and promoting workers' health in Spain.

Website of the Psychosocial Risk Observatory, which forms part of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) trade union's Secretariat of Occupational Health and Environment.

WoNT. Prevención Psicosocial y Organizaciones Saludables, is a work and research group in the field of occupational health psychology and positive psychology applied to work and organisations, part of the Department of Developmental, Educational and Social Psychology and Methodology of the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló.​

Law 31/1995, for the prevention of workplace risks. «BOE» núm. 269, de 10/11/1995

Full (and consolidated) text of Law 54/2003, on the reform of the regulatory framework for the prevention of workplace risks, whose objectives are: to reform the regulatory framework for the prevention of workplace risks; and enhance the surveillance function of the labour inspection system and the Social Security.

A European framework agreement whose goal is to increase awareness and understanding of work-related stress and provide employers and employees with a framework for identifying and preventing work-related stress problems.

This report on psychosocial risks in the workplace is a joint publication by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). It is based on the two bodies' complementary work, as reflected in their different roles.

Report on psychosocial factors and risks written by the researchers Bernardo Moreno and Carmen Báez from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and published by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (INSHT).