Informer ou prescrire ? Les inspecteurs du travail et le contrôle des risques psychosociaux

Psychosocial risks (PSRs) are a challenge for regulating bodies. The purpose of this study is to examine how labour inspectors practically address this topic during their audits, and to identify the constraints they encounter. A mixed-method approach was used, combining a questionnaire survey, activ...

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Main Author: Rafaël Weissbrodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST) 2018-08-01
Series:Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/pistes/5823
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Summary:Psychosocial risks (PSRs) are a challenge for regulating bodies. The purpose of this study is to examine how labour inspectors practically address this topic during their audits, and to identify the constraints they encounter. A mixed-method approach was used, combining a questionnaire survey, activity observations, self-confrontation interviews and an exchange of experiences during a workshop. Inspectors face constraints related to their professional context, the relationships with the employers, workplace characteristics, and the difficulty to involve employees. To address PSRs, they mainly resort to an incentive inspection style and require general process measures. Work content and organisation remain sparsely investigated. The paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening regulatory strategies in order to regulate PSRs in a changing world of work.
ISSN:1481-9384