Psychische Belastungen und berufliche Mobilitätsunfälle

Abstract

Mental stress and occupational mobility accidents – What can organisations and employees do about the number one cause of death in the workplace? Mobility accidents are the most frequent cause of death in the work context. With regard to participation in road traffic, numerous risk factors in terms of technology and environment, organisation, the person and the situation are known to be psychological strains which exercise an influence on the probability of accidents. Nevertheless, traffic participation as part of the occupational activity is little considered in risk assessments and the issue of road safety plays almost no role in the organisational context. After a classification of the relevance, therefore, this overview presents a framework model for the systematic observation of hazards and the resulting mental stress in the context of occupational mobility. This is followed by an overview of the most relevant empirically proven risk factors in the context of traffic participation. Finally, a free and proven instrument of the accident insurance institutions and the German Road Safety Council for hazard assessment and the risk evaluation of organisational mobility (GUROM) is presented, as well as other measures for organisations that have been empirically proven to be successful. It is very much hoped that many readers and managerial staff in companies will be inspired and take the opportunity to do something about the number one killer in the working world. Keywords: mental stress – occupational mobility – road safety – risk assessment – GUROM