Do Italian Companies Manage Work-Related Stress Effectively? A Process Evaluation in Implementing the INAIL Methodology

Table 5

Descriptive indicators related to the preliminary assessment phase of the INAIL’s methodology to assess and manage the risks related to work-related stress (number of companies interviewed = 124).

Preliminary assessment phase
Involvement
Personnel involved
Employer	14.6%
Manager as employer’s delegate	8.2%
Personnel assigned	7.8%
Health and safety manager	18.9%
Workers’ safety representatives	15.7%
Health and safety workers assigned	4.3%
Company physician	11.6%
Workers	13.8%
External consultant	5.0%
Total	100.0%
Workers’ involvement
In the information meetings	34.1%
In planning the assessment	15.2%
In the collection, analysis, and discussion of data from the checklist	33.8%
In identifying corrective measures	16.9%
Personnel completing the checklist
Employer	15.2%
Manager as employer’s delegate	11.1%
Health and safety manager	23.8%
Company physician	10.7%
Health and safety workers assigned	5.3%
Workers’ safety representatives	18.1%
Workers	15.8%
Total	100.0%
Problems in completing the checklist
Yes	42.6%
No	57.4%
	100.0%
Concerns that emerged
Type of concern in completing the checklist
Sentinel event	37.7%
Content of statements not clear	2.8%
Concerns about the application to different business contexts	37.3%
Concerns about data availability	22.2%
	100.0%
Work content factors	38.6%
Content of statements not clear	12.0%
Concerns about the application to different business contexts	36.9%
Concerns about data availability	12.4%
	100.0%
Work context factors	36.1%
Content of statements not clear	10.2%
Concerns about the application to different business contexts	40.3%
Concerns about data availability	13.4%
	100.0%