European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Evelyn Donohoe, Francesco Camonita, Valentina Tageo, Camille Guey, Ilana Zejerman, Laura Todaro, Lode Godderis, Anke Boone
Mental health in the construction sector: preventing and managing psychosocial risks in the workplace
Report
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Understanding the European construction sector
2 Psychosocial risks and mental health in construction
2.1 Previous overviews
2.2 Tasks, working conditions and MSDs
2.3 Social, organisational and cultural relations
2.4 Job and financial insecurity
2.5 Other psychosocial risks
2.6 Psychosocial risks for specific groups of workers
2.7 Role of recent disruptors and current labour market trends
2.8 Impact of psychosocial risks on workers’ health and consequences for workplaces
2.8.1 Effects on mental health
2.8.2 Impact of recent disruptors and labour market trends
2.8.3 Physical health problems
2.8.4 Organisational impacts
2.9 Protective factors for mental health and determinants of job engagement and satisfaction
3 Stakeholder interviews
3.1 Objective and participants
3.2 Psychosocial risk factors
3.2.1 Building tasks and working conditions
3.2.2 Socio-cultural norms and interpersonal relations
3.2.3 Socioeconomic factors
3.2.4 The fourth industrial revolution
3.2.5 Groups at higher risk of psychosocial risk exposure
3.3 Challenges in preventing psychosocial risks and addressing mental health in the sector
3.4 Workplace risk assessment and legislation on psychosocial risks
3.5 Psychosocial risks and mental health management
4 Selected examples of good practices and available guidance
5 Conclusions
5.1 Summary and discussion of results
5.1.1 Psychosocial risk factors and mental health in construction work
5.1.2 Sociodemographic variables, professional status and organisation type
5.1.3 Digitalisation, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic
5.1.4 The impact of psychosocial risks on construction workers’ mental health and consequences for organisations
5.1.5 Strategies for enhancing construction workers’ mental health
5.2 Considerations for further action
5.2.1 Future research directions
5.2.2 Lessons learned
5.2.3 Policy pointers
References
Appendices
Appendix A — Semi-structured interview questionnaire
Appendix B — National social partners & industry associations
Appendix C — Organisations and networks
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