New HSE website 'to prevent work stress'
New HSE website 'to prevent work stress'
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has unveiled a new stress website it says will help businesses prevent work-related stress. The new resource focuses on its stress management standards, which the safety watchdog says have already been used successful by 'many organisations.' The resource includes six case histories, featuring three NHS trusts, a council, a utilities firm and a biscuit manufacturer. Peter Brown, head of HSE's 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.' He added: 'The revised stress management standards tools on the website can help any organisation successfully manage work-related stress. The standards highlight the components of good organisation, job design and management that keep stress levels in check and enhance productivity. In the current economic crisis businesses are looking to save where ever possible and managing work-related stress effectively could represent some significant savings.' HSE says company directors and human resource managers need to take the lead on dealing with work-related stress.
HSE news release, stress website and related case histories.
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