Psychosocial risk inventory

It is the record of work-related psychosocial risk factors in the PGR risk inventory. It follows the same items NR-1 requires for any occupational risk, from the description of activities to the classification for the action plan.

No. According to Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment, there is no standard format for the risk inventory. The GRO/PGR Manual shows example spreadsheets for reference only.

In general, NR-1 and NR-17 do not require a specific profession, and the organization appoints a person or team with adequate technical knowledge. Some sector rules do: NR-18, for example, requires a legally qualified occupational safety professional for the construction PGR.

The inventory must be kept up to date. The risk assessment is reviewed every two years, or up to three years with a certified occupational health and safety management system, and sooner when one of the situations listed in the rule occurs. NR-1 sets no separate period for psychosocial risk.

Yes. The NR-1 chapter 1.8 exemption, for individual microentrepreneurs (MEI) and for micro and small companies in risk grades 1 and 2 under certain conditions, covers the PGR, not risk management. The Preliminary Ergonomic Assessment, which includes psychosocial factors, remains mandatory.

Not on its own, as long as the company can show, on technical grounds, that it identified hazards, assessed working conditions and analyzed risks, with the method, criteria and evidence it used. That is what the Ministry of Labor’s Q&A says.