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Stress updates and workshops

HSE has updated its stress webpages to include more information on its stress management standards and details of a series of free workshops. The free, one-day stress workshops are scheduled to start this month and will run through to November. The focus will be on reducing work-related stress using HSE's management standards approach. HSE say the workshops are aimed at the five sectors reporting the highest levels of stress-related ill-health: Education; health services; central government; local authorities; and financial services. A number of objective scientific studies place construction and manufacturing jobs high on the workplace stress league table, but these do not appear in HSE's highest risk ranking.

• HSE stress webpages. Details of the HSE stress workshops or email HSE for details of the Health, Education, Central Government, Local Government and Finance workshops.
• Making the stress Management Standards work: How to apply the Standards in your workplace [pdf].

Briefing document (200 words) issued 2 Jun 2006