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In 2004 the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) launched their Management Standards to help assess and tackle the main causes of work-related stress. The Standards focus on 6 aspects of work:

• Demands - includes issues like workload, work patterns and work environment.
• Control - how much say the person has in the way they do their work.
• Support - the encouragement and resources provided by the organisation; line management and colleagues.
• Relationships - promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour.
• Role - do individuals understand their role within the organisation and how the organisation ensures that the person does not have conflicting roles.
• Change - whether organisational change is managed and communicated within the organisation.

A stress audit will provide organisations with an analysis of how they are performing against these standards and indicate where action needs to be taken to generate improvement. Information is gathered through the use of questionnaires and focus groups. Analysis of this data allows an organisation to benchmark itself, identify main stressors, and develop a strategic response.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements in detail, or to simply obtain further information.

If you would like to test your own personal stress levels, you can go to our Online Stress Test.

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