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Pressure relief: tackling stress

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

In the latest of his catch-up articles for NEBOSH National Diploma students, Lawrence Bamber looks at the causes and control of work-related stress in the workplace.

Getting caught in the trap: stress management

Dr Rosemary Anderson | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

Over the last five years, the number of working days lost per year due to work-related stress (WRS), anxiety and depression has remained pretty constant, fluctuating around the 13 million mark. If employers aren't making enough progress in workplace stress management, it's because they keep getting caught in the same traps, argues Rosemary Anderson.

Sound stress management training

Paul Smith | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008

Stress is one of the slipperiest of health and safety topics. Though it's seen by managers as, at best, a difficult subject and, at worst, a complete impostor, stress in the workplace just cannot be ignored. Paul Smith looks at what you should expect from sound stress management training.

Royal Mail delivers new health initiatives

News | HSP | 11.03.2008

Site specifics: stress

Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 10.03.2008

The HSE says 13.8 million working days were lost in 2006/07 due to work stress, depression and anxiety. Citing HSE research from 2001, the TUC estimates the financial impact is around £3.7 billion. The cost now could be even higher. Bridget Leathley signposts the best sites on the web for guidance on tackling work-related stress.

Stress and heart disease link strengthens

News | HSW | 11.02.2008

Stressed manager was unfairly refused flexible hours

Prosecutions and Claims | 10.01.2008

All work, no play

News | HSW | 10.01.2008

Lighter regulation questions

News | HSW | 12.12.2007

Using 'body mapping' to flag workers' ill health

Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007

The technique of 'body mapping' was developed in the 1970s at Nottingham University to encourage workers to report ill-health symptoms. The employee-centred approach aids locating workplace health hazards and flagging up workers' health problems, especially musculoskeletal disorders, as Jocelyn Dorrell reports.

Safeguarding workers abroad

Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 08.11.2007

Business travel is an integral part of many Britons' jobs. Despite huge advances in information and communications technology, UK residents made more than nine million journeys abroad for work last year - up 12% since 2004. But what toll does it take on their health and safety and how can the risks be best managed? Becky Allen reports.

Please speak up: encouraging employees to flag up health problems

Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 17.10.2007

A whole raft of cultural and organisational barriers mean that too many UK workers are still failing to flag occupational health problems - whether or not they are caused by their jobs - until they can no longer work. Lucie Ponting looks at ways to encourage employees to flag up health problems such as stress or MSDs before they become acute.

Supporting victims of workplace violence

Brian Edwards | Features | HSW | 15.10.2007

Many line managers and supervisors often lack the skills to help support and rehabilitate employees who become victims of violence or aggression in the workplace. Brian Edwards of Maybo explains why line managers have a pivotal role in providing support to victims who experience violent incidents at work.

Stress/depression link

News | HSW | 15.09.2007

Just another hazard

Oliver Brennan | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007

People who continually verbally abuse, threaten, humiliate and denigrate colleagues, causing them unreasonable stress, are themselves hazards and, as such, are harmful to the health and safety of people unfortunate enough to have to work with them. Oliver Brennan says that you should apply the same risk management techniques to workplace bullies that you would to any inanimate hazard.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Legislation | 17.05.2007

Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974

Legislation | 17.05.2007

Stress buster

News | HSW | 01.05.2007

Stress management at Manchester University

Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007

Implementing a consistent and unified stress policy in an organisation the size of the University of Manchester, which has 11,000 employees, is no mean feat. Jocelyn Dorrell reports its stress-management and wellbeing initiative.

Health review

News | HSW | 01.05.2007

Mental health biggest factor for IB claimants

News | HSW | 01.03.2007

EAT takes firm line on stress dismissal

Prosecutions and Claims | 01.01.2007

BT moves from healthy hearts to minds

News | HSW | 01.12.2006

Stress is still the biggest workplace worry

News | HSW | 01.12.2006

Hazards of call centre headsets

Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006

What will keep health and safety managers busy in years to come? A lack of physical activity by desk-bound employees? Thermal discomfort and "multi-factoral risks" where workers face a number of interacting risks? Jocelyn Dorrell finds that some of the hazards faced by call centre workers come via their headsets.

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