Table 1 Overview of the recommendations of the Guideline for the prevention of mental ill-health at the workplace and corresponding target-behaviors

1.Workplaces have well-established policies related to the social and organizational risk management

Develop new policies related to the social and organizational risk management

Revise existing policies related to the social and organizational risk management

Disseminate policies related to the social and organizational risk management

Apply policies related to the social and organizational risk management

2.Employers have knowledge on the relationship between social and organizational risks and mental ill-health

Formulate the knowledge employers need to have regarding the relationship between social and organizational risks and mental ill-health

Identify appropriate courses that can supply employers with knowledge on the relationship between social and organizational risks and mental ill-health

Apply for courses that can supply employers with knowledge on the relationship between social and organizational risks and mental ill-health

3.Workplaces regularly assess their social and organizational work environment and intervene on identified social and organizational risk factors

Plan the assessment of the social and organizational work environment

Assess the social and organizational work environment

Present the results of the assessment of the social and organizational work environment to all employees

Identity priority areas in group-discussions based on the results that need to be intervened upon

Develop an action-plan describing activities aimed at the priority areas

Execute the intended activities

Continuously follow-up the action-plan