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Work related stress - Stress risk assessment
Work related stress (WRS) or stress at work accounts for 37% of all ill health cases and 45% of all working days lost due to ill health. The total number of working days lost in 2015/16 was 11.7 million, with an average of 23.9 days per case. The overall economic cost to Great Britain was estimated to be over £5 billion.
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Workplace Stress Indicator Tool
Industry experts at HSE have developed and produced an online Stress Indicator Tool (SIT) that measures the attitudes and perceptions of employees towards work-related stress. SIT provides anonymous feedback and is a quick and easy way to determine the extent to which work-related stress is a problem within an organisation.
HSE Training and Conferences available:
HSE offers a series of health and safety training courses on topics such
as leadership and influencing behaviour change. For more information and a full
list of what training is available, visit the
Solutions from HSE
website
Also available from the HSE:
Managing WRS as part of a prevention culture
Stress in the workplace is an
issue HSE takes very seriously. Work-related stress is one of HSE's three
strategic health priorities, alongside musculoskeletal disorders and
occupational lung diseases.
Tackling work-related stress using the management standards
approach - A step-by-step workbook (PDF)
Working together to reduce stress at work: A guide for
employees (PDF)
Health and safety at work - Stress, anxiety and depression
statistics 2016 (PDF)