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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.

While the highest incidence rates are recorded in the public services - education, health and social care, prisons, emergency services, and local and central government - there is increasing evidence that it is becoming a significant problem in other sectors.

When it is prolonged, WRS can lead to mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, as well as physical conditions. The key stressors most often identified are high workloads, high demands and insufficient support from managers.

The guidance below will help you to make sure that you are managing stress in the workplace and recognising the signs and symptoms of stress at work.

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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.

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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 opens in new window

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Managing WRS as part of a prevention culture opens in new window 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) opens in new window

How to tackle work-related stress: A guide for employers on making the management standards work (PDF) opens in new window

Working together to reduce stress at work: A guide for employees (PDF) opens in new window

Health and safety at work - Stress, anxiety and depression statistics 2016 (PDF) opens in new window