Table 1.

5-step approaches used in the WHS online training programme

Initiating WHS	Determining the content	Preventive workers’ consultations
▪Step 1: Clarify expectations ▪Step 2: Gain insight into the situation within the company ▪Step 3: Gain insight into possible bottlenecks and the employer’s dissatisfaction with the situation ▪Step 4: Allow the employer to gain insight into the effects and/or consequences of the perceived bottlenecks for workers and thus for the organization ▪Step 5: Let the employer gain insight into the benefits of WHS as a possible solution for bottlenecks	▪Step 1: Gather information about: ➣ Job requirements, exposures to risk factors for developing health complaints ➣ Use risk inventory reports, or literature ▪Step 2: If available, collect information about special job requirements or job requirements from mandatory medical examinations ▪Step 3: Check whether there is evidence that the job demands pose an increased risk for the occurrence of health complaints ➣ If yes, include in WHS ▪Step 4: Check whether the prevalence/incidence of the health complaint is higher compared to the general working population ➣ If yes, include in WHS ▪Step 5: Check whether the workers’ performance is directly affected by the health complaint ➣ If yes, include in WHS	▪Step 0: Preparation of the consultation ▪Step 1: Welcome the worker and clarify expectations ▪Step 2: Discuss results of the screening (e.g. does the worker recognize the results) ▪Step 3: Problem Inventory of the context of the health problems (e.g. possible cause, severity of complaints, possible influence on work functioning) ▪Step 4: Discuss advice suitable for the formulated problem ▪Step 5: Continuation and conclusion