Stress at Work – New HSE Website

The Health and Safety Executive has created a new website that aims to help businesses in preventing work-related stress.

The website will include the following:

• advice;
• guidance;
• self-assessment questionnaire for line managers;
• case studies;
• practical examples.

The website’s main focus will be concerning management standards for work-related stress that have already proved successful.

Stress is a major cause of occupational ill health which can result in absence, high staff turnover and poor performance of organisations.

Peter Brown, Head of the HSE Health and Work Division said: "Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated, but excessive pressure can lead to stress which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill.

"This new website will enable employers to easily access all the information they need to help prevent stress in their workplace.

The website can be accessed at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress