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A comprehensive system for assessment and follow-up of psychosocial risks has been implemented in StatoilASA in order to prevent work-related stress. The PRIMA method is successfully implemented into the onshore part of the organisation as well as organisations closely interfaced to the offshore operations in the company. The development of a psychosocial risk indicator has further strengthened the ability to handle such risks. The ongoing steps are to implement PRIMA into offshore installations on the Norwegian continental shelf and thereafter into the international parts of Statoil.
Methods
PRIMA was first implemented into the onshore part of the organisation during 2006/2007. Since then PRIMA is implemented into several new areas of the core business, i.e. Fast Track projects which aims to shorten the time spent on the process from new finds into operation into half. These projects are interlinked with operations offshore, as the end product will be connected to existing offshore facilities.
Results
The implementation of PRIMA has added a focus on primary prevention into the company with a focus on the way work is designed, organised and managed to complement the traditional attention on secondary and tertiary prevention. By introducing the psychosocial risk indicator, the organisation is also enabled to direct the efforts on in-depth follow-up to units that are exposed to such risk. As such the effort are now directed into offshore installations whereas before it was difficult to obtain the necessary buy-in for a psychosocial focus at the primary level in addition to other ongoing initiatives on the more technical aspects of the working environment.
Discussion
It is expected that the international parts of Statoil will have the same benefit of the psychosocial risk indicator as seen for the operational organisations, as it is seen as a steering element enabling management teams to focus their attention where it is required.