Stress Audits and Risk Assessments

A stress audit is a snapshot in time. It will tell you the extent to which groups of employees are experiencing stress in their workplace, and it will identify the major causes.

A stress risk assessment will take you further. It associates levels of stress with indicators of mental and physical wellbeing, and it therefore gives the employer a basis for prioritising actions to address stress issues – focusing on those which are:

• most likely to make a significant difference

• capable of improvement, given the resources available

We specialise in facilitating stress audits and stress risk assessments. Using carefully selected web-based or paper based questionnaires we provide a confidential, reliable, professional external service that includes:

• Consultancy, including creating the draft business case for the Audit / Assessment, and guidance on setting up a suitable steering group

• Planning and guiding the project from start to finish

• Questionnaire design – tailored to your business

• Analysis and interpretation of the results of the survey

• Feedback as appropriate to various levels in the organisation

• Consultancy in relation to the actions (interventions) you may take to address stress issues