Stress Policy

Each organisation should have, as part of its overall Health and Safety Policy, a stress policy. To achieve the benefits for both the organisation and its employees a policy needs to involve and be supported by everyone -

• The Board

• Managers

• Employees

• Employee representatives

• Departments such as Health and Safety, HR, Occupational Health, Training

- and it is important that the stress management policy is carefully drafted, clearly understood, fully implemented and reviewed. This requires skilful management.

A stress policy is ideally drafted following a stress risk assessment, because then you know what you are dealing with. “Boilerplate” stress policies are available, but it is better to match the policy to the organisation.

Staunton and Associates Ltd can offer advice and facilitate drafting the policy for your organisation.