What work is the HSE doing on stress?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for regulating risks to health and safety in workplaces throughout Britain. Over the last 10 years, the HSE has been focusing on workplace stress. It has an extensive website providing case studies, guidance and supporting research reports; and a number of publications for employers and employees. In November 2004, the HSE launched a new framework of Management Standards for Work-related Stress. This provides employers with practical tools to identify sources of stress at work, and an approach to achieving continuous improvement in tackling stress. The HSE guidance falls into two parts: • The Management Standards – these describe the main factors that can lead to work-related stress. For a brief outline of these, see our factsheet providing a summary of HSE’s short guide to stress at work (HSE short guide: summary), or to download the pdf file. The Management Standards additionally provide a framework within which organisations can t
