Chapter 1
HSE guidance on the “primary sources” of stress at work
[ch 1: page 20]The HSE Management Standards cover six key areas of work design that, if not properly managed, are associated with poor health and well-being, lower productivity and increased sickness absence. They cover “the primary sources” of stress at work:
• the demands of the job;
• control over work;
• the support from managers and colleagues;
• relationships at work;
• role in the organisation; and
• change and how it is managed.
These Management Standards are the basis of the HSE’s approach to tackling stress and are examined in detail in Chapter 4.