Prevention of stress and professional burnout among Rosatom employees – Recharge Days

The problem of stress and professional burnout of workers has recently become increasingly discussed: on the one hand, the range of studies on various aspects of the problem of stress and professional burnout is expanding, on the other hand, there is an increase in practical requests - both individual and from enterprises and industries. Such enterprises include nuclear industry organizations. The documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) note that physical and mental health directly affect the performance of an employee in the nuclear industry (Assessing Behavioural Competencies…, 2020). Workplace stress negatively impacts safety culture and can lead to accidents among workers (Khoshakhlagh et. al., 2021).In August 2022, a large-scale study of stress and professional burnout of workers in the nuclear industry was conducted at 47 enterprises and organizations of the Rosatom State Corporation. The results of the study formed the basis for scientifically based recommendations for developing organizational solutions and a program for psychological support for workers in the industry. – More in “Description of the problem and implemented solution.pdf” attached.The comprehensive program of events for psychological support of the personnel of the State Corporation Rosatom includes the following modules: – Personnel training and development – Involvement of managers in the formation of a corporate culture aimed at ensuring a healthy lifestyle, preventing stress and professional burnout. – Social and psychological support for employees and their families. “Recharge Days” program Goal: reducing the level of stress and professional burnout among employees of the organization and Rosatom enterprises with the highest indicators. The Recharge Days program includes the following blocks: Information support 1. Interactive coaching on stress management from a leading expert in the field; 2. Information and handouts Assessment of the condition 3. Objective assessment of the stress level using hardware and software systems with biological feedback (BF); 4. Subjective assessment of the stress level and professional burnout (questionnaires, projective techniques); Individual recommendations and correction of the condition 5.Psychological counseling; 6.Correction of the functional condition with the help of hardware and software systems: biological feedback training, relaxation sessions with the help of massagers.