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European Week in Croatia: Tackling stress at work across sectors

Employers, occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals, human resources specialists, occupational physicians, psychologists and policymakers meet in Zagreb to address different aspects of at work.

Among the discussions, speakers present the new ‘Together for at work’ campaign, explore the relation between psychosocial risks and musculoskeletal disorders and give tips on how to recognise and address workplace bullying or .

Specialist speakers also take a look at how stress manifests and becomes , and how to prevent it in different sectors, including nursing and police officers. Representatives from companies also offer practical ideas for looking after their staff’s .

This event is hosted by our Croatian focal point, Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike and is part of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work.

Moderator:

  • Tin Bašić

Speakers:

  • Marina Prelec, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
  • Helena Koren, MSc Psychology, Croatian Institute of Public Health
  • Tea Friščić, Occupational Safety Expert, Bugatti Rimac Ltd.
  • Assoc. Prof. Senka Repovečki, PhD, MSc Nursing, Assistant Director for Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer, Vrapče Psychiatric Hospital
  • Josip Novak, MSc Eng., Lead Engineering Specialist, CROSCO Ltd.
  • Andrea Kostelić-Martić, MSc, Specialist in Clinical Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Boris Tot, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Head of the Department for Psychosocial Protection, Ministry of the Interior
  • Petra Bekavac, MSc Psychology, Croatian Institute of Public Health

Organisation

Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike
Croatia
23/10/2026
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