HealthandSafetyExecutiveDevelopingthemanagementstandardsapproachwithinthecontextofcommonhealthproblemsintheworkplaceADelphiStudyPreparedbytheUniversityofNottinghamfortheHealthandSafetyExecutive2009RR687ResearchReportHealthandSafetyExecutiveDevelopingthemanagementstandardsapproachwithinthecontextofcommonhealthproblemsintheworkplaceADelphiStudyTomCoxMariaKaranika-MurrayAmandaGriffithsYeeYinVidaWongClaireHardyInstituteofWork,Health&OrganisationsUniversityofNottinghamNottinghamNG72RDTheprimaryobjectiveoftheresearchreportedhereistoprovideevidence,argumentsandrecommendationsinrelationtothedevelopmentofamoreunifiedframeworkfortheHealth&SafetyExecutive’sprogrammeon‘Health,WorkandWellbeing’.Essentially,itistoanswerthekeyquestion‘cantheManagementStandardsapproachbeusedmorewidelytoaddressthemostcommonhealthproblemsatwork?’Inordertoanswerthisquestion,abetterunderstandingofthecurrentstrengthsandweaknessesoftheManagementStandardsapproachanditspotentialhadtobedeveloped.TheidentifiedinformationneedshavebeenaddressedusingaDelphimethodology,framedbyafocussedreviewoftherelevantscientificandprofessionalliteratures,toelicit,harvestandexploreexpertknowledgeinthisarea.TheprogrammeofworktooksixmonthstocompletestartinginMarch2008andfinishinginSeptember2008.ThisreportandtheworkitdescribeswerefundedbytheHealthandSafetyExecutive(HSE).Itscontents,includinganyopinionsand/orconclusionsexpressed,arethoseoftheauthorsaloneanddonotnecessarilyreflectHSEpolicy.HSEBooks©Crowncopyright2009Firstpublished2009Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise)withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.Applicationsforreproductionshouldbemadeinwritingto:LicensingDivision,HerMajesty’sStationeryOffice,StClementsHouse,2-16Colegate,NorwichNR31BQorbye-mailtohmsolicensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.ukiiTheInstituteofWork,Health&Organisations,UniversityofNottinghamThisreportoutlinesthekeyfindingsoftheHealth&SafetyExecutiveContractResearchNo.3859“DevelopingtheManagementStandardsApproachwithintheContextofCommonHealthProblemsintheWorkplace:ADelphiStudy”carriedoutbytheInstituteofWork,Health&Organisations.TheInstituteisaninternationalpostgraduateresearchschoolattheUniversityofNottingham.ItisoneoftheUK’sfourCollaborativeCentresinOccupationalHealthoftheWorldHealthOrganisation,andisaleadingcontributortotheEuropeanAgencyforSafety&HealthatWork’sprogramme.TheInstitutespecialisesinorganisationalpsychologyandoccupationalhealth,andhasparticularexpertiseinriskmanagementforworkandorganisationalfactors.Overthelast18years,theInstitutehasreceivedsubstantialfundingfromtheHealth&SafetyExecutiveforresearchintotheassessmentandmanagementofriskstowork-relatedhealth,whichhassubstantiallyinformedHealth&SafetyExecutive’spolicyandguidanceinthisarea.Asinternationallyrecognisedexpertsinoccupationalhealth,TomCoxandAmandaGriffithshaveledthislong-standingprogrammeofwork.MariaKaranika-Murraycontributestothisteamwithherexpertiseinriskassessment,work-relatedhealth,andrelatedmethodologicalissues.AcknowledgementsTheauthorsacknowledgethesupportoftheHealth&SafetyExecutivewhichcommissionedandfundedtheresearch.Specifically,wearethankfulforthesupportofColinMacKay,SimonArmitage,PennyBarker,SimonWebsterandDavidPalferman.Theaut...
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