An Evaluation of the Policy Context on Psychosocial Risks and Mental Health in the Workplace in the European Union: Achievements, Challenges, and the Future
Table 2
Policy scorecard: regulatory instruments of relevance to mental health and psychosocial risks in the workplace at the European level.
Instrument
Mental health in the workplace referred to in the objectives/scope of the policy
Coverage of exposure factors in relation to mental health in the workplace
Coverage of mental health problems/disorders at work and related outcomes
Coverage of risk assessment aspects in relation to mental health in the workplace
Coverage of preventive actions in relation to mental health in the workplace
Overall (max. 25)
() Directive 89/391/EEC the European Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work
2
3
0
4
4
13
() Directive 2010/32/EU implementing the framework agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU
0
5
1
5
2
13
() Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (consolidates and repeals Directive 93/104/EC)
1
3
2
3
3
12
() Directive 90/270/EEC the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment (fifth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
3
3
0
3
2
11
() Directive 92/85/EC on pregnant workers and women who have recently given birth or are breast-feeding
3
3
0
3
1
10
() Directive 94/33/EC on the protection of young people at work
3
2
0
2
1
8
() C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention (ILO), 1981
3
2
0
1
1
7
() Directive2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
0
2
0
2
3
7
() C 183 Maternity Protection Convention (ILO), 2000
0
2
0
2
3
7
() C 181 Private Employment Agencies Convention (ILO), 1997
0
4
0
2
1
7
() Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation
0
2
0
2
3
7
() Directive 2002/14/EC establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community
0
1
0
2
2
5
() Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities
0
1
1
1
2
5
() C187 Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention (ILO), 2006
0
1
1
1
2
5
() Directive 96/34/EC on the framework agreement on parental leave
0
1
0
0
3
4
() Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin
0
1
0
1
2
4
() Directive 2009/104/EC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) [replacing Directive 89/655/EEC]
0
1
1
1
1
4
() Directive 2008/94/EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (repealing Directive 2002/74/EC and Council Directive 80/987/EEC)
0
1
0
1
1
3
() Directive 98/59/EC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to collective redundancies
0
1
0
1
1
3
() Directive 92/91/EEC concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
1
1
3
() Directive 92/104/EEC on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries (twelfth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
1
1
3
() Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
1
0
2
() Directive 89/656/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
1
0
2
() Directive 90/269/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
1
0
2
() C175 Part-time Work Convention (ILO), 1994
0
1
0
1
0
2
() Directive 97/81/EC concerning the framework agreement on part-time work
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 99/70/EC concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work
0
1
0
1
0
2
() Directive 2000/79/EC concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 2002/73/EC on equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (amending Directive 76/207/EEC)
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (recast)
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 93/103/EC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels (thirteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 92/57/EEC on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (eighth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 () of Directive 89/391/EEC)
0
1
0
0
1
2
() Directive 91/383/EEC supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship
