What's new at HSE » Stress http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/staff-protection-wellbeing-09/?rss=Stress Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:59:11 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8595 Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09, London, 19 October will take place on the first day of the 2009 European Health and Safety Week. The event will bring together public-sector organisations to share good practice, common health and safety concerns, aims and objectives. Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of HSE will also be present.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/staff-protection-wellbeing-09/feed/ Stress e-Bulletin http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/stress-e-bulletin/?rss=Stress Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:40:43 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8564 The latest edition of the stress e-Bulletin is now available, sign up for your free news update. In this edition; feedback following the recent user survey…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/stress-e-bulletin/feed/ British Safety Council Conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/08/british-safety-council-conference-2/?rss=Stress Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:21:55 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8299 London, 2 July 2009, half-day conference to address the challenges faced by the NHS and local authorities. A number of speakers will be sharing their views and includes a keynote address by HSE’s Chair, Judith Hackitt, on taking forward the new HSE Strategy.

Booking and full conference details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/08/british-safety-council-conference-2/feed/ Stress at work news http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/13/stress-at-work-news/?rss=Stress Wed, 13 May 2009 10:31:45 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7702 Join the 30,000 subscribers to the HSE Stress e-Bulletin - free regular news and updates by email. In the latest edition - “Direct your CEO to tacke stress”.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/13/stress-at-work-news/feed/ Construction Infonet - March bulletin http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/30/construction-infonet-march-bulletin/?rss=Stress Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:08:59 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6655 Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from HSE providing a regular update on health and safety issues for all in the construction industry. This issue Construction inspection initiative, Property Developer campaign, Shattered Lives campaign…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/30/construction-infonet-march-bulletin/feed/ Health and safety at work: Best practice and partnerships http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/health-and-safety-at-work-best-practice-and-partnerships/?rss=Stress Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:35:12 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6419 June 17 2009, London. The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) will bring together experts in its field, to learn about some recent health and safety projects. The conference will focus on issues such as; an update on the Slips, Trips and Falls Report 2008, stress at work and workplace violence.

Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive will also be present.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/health-and-safety-at-work-best-practice-and-partnerships/feed/ “Tackle Stress” initiative launched http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/11/tackle-stress-initiative-launched/?rss=Stress Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:51:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6262 This website helps employees, HR staff and Board Directors discover effective, lasting answers to workplace stress - a problem that costs organisations with 500 employees around 250 working days a year. How many days are lost in your company?

Find out more on how to tackle stress in your workplace

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/11/tackle-stress-initiative-launched/feed/ HSE Podcast - March episode http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/06/hse-podcast-march-episode/?rss=Stress Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:27:43 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6210 Audio broadcasts from HSE. This episode: Dr. Sayeed Khan talks about worker employer relationships and occupational stress, and highlights the benefits of the new HSE Stress at work site. Judith Donovan reports on the successes of the recent HSE Agriculture campaign. Question to HSE Infoline: “How do I write a risk assessment?”

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/06/hse-podcast-march-episode/feed/ Tackling stress campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/04/tackling-stress-campaign/?rss=Stress Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:00:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6134 Starts Monday 9th March. Targeting Human Resource Managers and Directors the campaign aims to raise awareness of  workplace stress, with online tools available to tackle it.

Find out more about the stress campaign

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/04/tackling-stress-campaign/feed/ Management of work-related stress in the public services http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/03/management-of-work-related-stress-in-the-public-services/?rss=Stress Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:45:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6043 To inform inspectors of the planned stress work in the public services sector for 2009/2010. This will focus on assessing the progress made by selected Public Sector organisations to proactively manage the risk of work-related stress.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/03/management-of-work-related-stress-in-the-public-services/feed/ HSE launches new website to prevent work-related stress http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/26/hse-launches-new-website-to-prevent-work-related-stress/?rss=Stress Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:35:11 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5983 HSE  unveils a new stress website that will help businesses prevent work-related stress.

The website includes updated advice and guidance, tools to help prevent stress at work, a self-assessment questionnaire for line managers, case studies and good practical examples of things that have worked well for other organisations. The focus of the new website will be the Management Standards for work-related stress which have already been used successfully by many organisations.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/26/hse-launches-new-website-to-prevent-work-related-stress/feed/ Stress at work - we can manage it http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/25/stress-at-work-we-can-manage-it/?rss=Stress Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:22:02 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5973 HSE has relaunched it’s Work-Related Stress website, with a range of helpful advice, online tools and guidance to help you manage and prevent occupational stress in your workplace.

Stress at work website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/25/stress-at-work-we-can-manage-it/feed/ New stress website coming soon http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/17/new-stress-website-coming-soon/?rss=Stress Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:39:23 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5826 HSE can help you manage and reduce work-related stress with its Management Standards approach. It will help your organisation identify possible work-related causes of stress so you can work together to prevent it.

Everything you need to know about the Management Standards is included on our new website, which will go live on 25th February 2009.

Find out more about the new stress website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/17/new-stress-website-coming-soon/feed/ Management standards approach for common health problems http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/13/management-standards-approach-for-common-health-problems/?rss=Stress Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:57:42 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5747 Research report investigating whether a “management standards” approach (previously used to tackle occupational stress) can be used more widely to address the most common health problems at work.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/13/management-standards-approach-for-common-health-problems/feed/ Work-related stress http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/10/work-related-stress/?rss=Stress Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:00:52 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5581 A revised edition of the Local Authority Circular LAC81-4 is now available. This LAC presents current operational policy on work-related stress and guidance on how enforcement officers should deal with the topic.

LAC81-4 Work-related stress - no longer available

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/10/work-related-stress/feed/ HSE Podcast - February episode http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/05/hse-podcast-february-episode/?rss=Stress Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:56:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5612 Audio broadcasts from HSE. This episode: behind the scenes at Infoline - Professor Cooper talks about HSE’s new look Stress at Work website; behind the scenes at HSE Infoline and a popular health and safety question answered.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/05/hse-podcast-february-episode/feed/ Violence in pubs and clubs - after the event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/29/violence-in-pubs-and-clubs-after-the-event/?rss=Stress Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:00:23 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5181 HSE’s violence toolkit provides a simple online step by step guide to providing support to workers after a violent incident at work in licensed and retail premises.

Violence toolkit

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/29/violence-in-pubs-and-clubs-after-the-event/feed/ Implementation of Worklife Support’s Well-Being Programme http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/12/implementation-of-worklife-support%e2%80%99s-well-being-programme/?rss=Stress Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:36:51 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5132 This study is a report of a five-step risk-assessment approach, using Worklife Support’s Well-Being Programme, in two public-sector organisations.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/12/implementation-of-worklife-support%e2%80%99s-well-being-programme/feed/ Working together to reduce stress at work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/working-together-to-reduce-stress-at-work/?rss=Stress Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:18:02 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5027 INDG424 ‘Working together to reduce stress at work - a guide for employees’,  is a new format free leaflet which replaces MISC686.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/working-together-to-reduce-stress-at-work/feed/ HSE supports National Stress Awareness Day http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/10/hse-supports-national-stress-awareness-day/?rss=Stress Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:48:22 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5007 HSE is pleased to support National Stress Awareness Day with the launch of a new and improved stress management standards analysis tool and user manual. This year’s campaign is focused on taking positive action. One of the positive actions employers can take is to adopt HSE Management Standards for Work-related Stress.

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