Do whatever you can to flee the form filling that supposed make sure you meet certain stress control standards. Avoid like the plague what are being called stress risk assessments. These will need the resources of a full time worker and lead to even more stress! Rather focus on easy and simply applied measures to lower stress and at the same time show staff and regulatory authorities and legal courts that your organisation does stake stress seriously.

Here are just 10 you might start with.

1. Guarantee your Worker Manual and Induction has lots of wording in it that shows that management knows about the unfavorable aftermath of too much stress. Explain what folks must do if they feel under strain. Go OTT to show that management wants and welcomes dialogue reporting of excess stress. Who ever gives the induction must state this orally too.

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