Background
Many European Directives related to safety and health at work require an assessment of risks. Risk assessment is considered to be a good practice to be taken to protect workers' safety and health. The prevention process starts with the reduction and if possible, total elimination of potential risks. It is generally acknowledged that the psychosocial work environment plays a considerable role for the occurance of a number of risks as for diseases, for stress and burnout, general quality of life, for social exclusion, harrassment and bullying, for sickness absence and personell turnover. A risk assessment on psychosocial work environment is therefore of a considerable importance.

Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the participants with theoretical and practical knowledge on psychosocial risk assessments at workplaces and its role in improving the health and safety of the worker. The latest research findings and best practices will be introduced. The course will focus on psychosocial work environment such as stress at work, burnout, work-home balance, working hours, changes of workplaces, harrassment and bullying as well as on how to implement risk assessment to the psychosocial work environment and how to plan actions to reduce or eliminate risks.

Target groups
Occupational health services, industrial safety personnel, occupational safety and health inspectors, practitioners in risk assessments, human resource managers and other professionals or researchers with interest in psychosocial environment and/ or risk assessment.

Course structure and learning methodology
Lectures, team work and workshops

Lecturers
Stavroula Leka, Associate professor in occupational health psychology, Director, Postgraduate programme in occupational health psychology, WHO programme manager, Institute of Work, Health & organisations, Nottingham, UK
Birgit Aust, Senior researcher, PhD, National Research Centre for
the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brynja Bragadóttir, PhD in health psychology, consultant in occupational health and manager of occupational research, Capacent Gallup, Iceland
Ingrid Kuhlman, Managing Director and trainer/consultant at Thekkingarmidlun Training and Consulting. Masters degree in Scandinavian Studies, University in Amsterdam. Editor and co-writer of a book on management and author of a book on time management, Reykjavik, Iceland

Venue and accommodation
The course will be held at Park Inn Island in Reykjavik. Park Inn Island is located in the heart of the new business district in Reykjavik, only within a 20 minutes' walk from the city centre. For more information on the venue, please visit www.parkinn-reykjavik.com.

The course will be opened on Monday morning (11 October) and closed on Wednesday afternoon (13 October). Rooms have been reserved at Park Inn Island for the course days, and it will also be possible to book a room at the hotel already from Saturday before the course. The full board price from Sunday evening to Wednesday afternoon including accommodation, breakfast, coffees, lunch and dinner amounts to EUR 460.

The price of a so called day-package, including lunch and coffees is EUR 35/person/day.

A visit to the Blue Lagoon - Geothermal Spa will be organised on Wednesday afternoon, after the closure. Blue Lagoon is located only a 20 minute drive from Keflavik International Airport and a 40 minute drive from Reykjavik.
The additional cost, including the visit to Blue Lagoon and accommodation at Park Inn Island until Thursday 14 October is EUR 123. More information on Blue Lagoon can be found at www.bluelagoon.com.
Please note that the prices and programme are subject to minor changes.

Registration deadline
20 August 2010. Please register at www.niva.org/registration
A confirmation letter with detailed information on payment of accommodation as well as information about the practical arrangements will be sent to the participants after
the registration deadline.

Registration fee
EUR 400 (accommodation and meals are not included in this price).

When paying the registration fee, please indicate:  
1. Your name, 2. registration fee, 3. course code 6004. 

The payment should be made by 20 August to:
NIVA
Nordea Bank Finland Plc
Meilahti Branch, Tukholmankatu 2
FI-00250 Helsinki , Finland
Account no: 226238-2043
IBAN: FI79 2262 3800 0020 43
Swift code: NDEAFIHH

Invoices will be sent only on request.

Cancellation and refund policy
Cancellations received by 20 August 2010: full refund
Cancellations received between 21 August and 8 September:
50 % refund of the registration fee
Cancellations received after 9 September: no refund

Language
The language of the course is English.

Course leader
Ásta Snorradóttir
Researcher
Administration of Occupational Safety and Health
Bildshofdi 16
110 Reykjavik
Iceland
E-mail:asta@ver.is

Course coordinator
Annika Bärlund, NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
00250 Helsinki
Finland
E-mail: annika.barlund@ttl.fi


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