OSH Professionals' Stress and Burnout Examined Ahead of New Mental Health Campaign
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EU-OSHA highlights an article by Margaret Kirby in the Health & Safety Review examining stress and burnout among occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioners. The article presents case studies and identifies contributing factors including COVID-19 pandemic demands, responsibility for worker wellbeing, evolving legislation, and limited resources. Practical prevention measures such as coaching, mentoring, and digital tools for psychosocial risks are proposed. This aligns with EU-OSHA's upcoming 'Healthy Workplaces Campaign – Together for mental health at work', launching in October with resources available from April.
“The feature brings attention to what happens when the experts involved in supporting workers' mental health experience these issues themselves.”
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EU-OSHA published a press item highlighting an article from its Irish media partner, the Health & Safety Review, exploring mental health challenges faced by OSH professionals who support worker wellbeing. The article identifies contributing factors including pandemic-related demands, weight of responsibility, evolving legislation and technology, and resource constraints. It proposes practical measures including coaching, mentoring, and digital tools to address psychosocial risks.
OSH practitioners and employers should note this content signals growing regulatory attention to the mental health of those responsible for workplace safety programmes. The forthcoming EU-OSHA campaign launching in October will focus specifically on mental health and psychosocial risks, potentially shaping future workplace safety expectations across EU member states.
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OSH News
16/04/2026
Health & Safety Review examines OSH professionals’ mental health ahead of the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign
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Margaret Kirby of the Health & Safety Review, EU-OSHA’s media partner based in Ireland, has recently published an article exploring the prevalence of stress and burnout among occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioners. The feature brings attention to what happens when the experts involved in supporting workers’ mental health experience these issues themselves.
To illustrate this, the article presents two case studies covering OSH professionals who have experienced these issues. In addition, it highlights a range of contributing factors to stress and burnout, including the demands placed on these practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the weight of responsibility for workers’ wellbeing and workplace safety, as well as the pressure linked to constantly evolving legislation and technologies. The broad scope of the role, often combined with limited time and resources, also contributes to these risks.
Along with these insights, the article proposes practical measures to prevent and manage these mental health issues, including initiatives like coaching and mentoring and the use of digital tools to better address psychosocial risks.
This topic is in line with EU-OSHA’s upcoming Healthy Workplaces Campaign ‘Together for mental health at work’, which will explore mental health and psychosocial risks in the workplace. The campaign will officially launch in October, with the first resources becoming available from April.
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