Overview

Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health. This can result in sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance. HSE's Management Standards will help employers, employees and their representatives manage the issue sensibly and minimise the impact of work-related stress on businesses. The Management Standards represent a set of conditions that reflect high levels of health, well-being and organisational performance. Following the advice in this guide will help to identify the gap between current performance and these conditions. It will also help employers to develop their own solutions to close this gap. This advice is aimed at anyone with responsibility for co-ordinating the stress risk assessment, human resources managers, health and safety officers, trade union representatives or line managers. This publication is also provided with a CD Rom. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Management Standards; Carrying out a risk assessment for work-related stress; The Management Standards step-by-step approach to risk assessment for work-related stress; Deal with individual concerns; What to do next:What do I do after I have completed all the steps and addressed any individual issues? Appendices; References; Useful resources; Further information.