STRESS RISK ASSESSMENT

JRL Solutions Ltd carries out risk assessments to help employers manage stress more effectively in the workplace. Stress is one of the top causes of ill health in the workplace. People respond to stress in different ways and employers should take this into account when carrying out a stress risk assessment.

The purpose of risk assessment is to:-

• Identify significant hazards
• Identify persons at risk including specific persons at greater risk
• Evaluate risk in terms of likelihood and consequence, decide if risk is managed adequately and if not make recommendations to manage the risk better
• Record the significant findings
• Be reviewed at appropriate intervals

JRL Solutions Ltd collects evidence from observation, discussion, study of documentation and photographic record.

JRL Solutions Ltd takes into account the current health and safety controls when carrying out a stress risk assessment.

The following factors should be taken into account when carrying out a stress risk assessment:-

• workload, work patterns and work environment
• how much control there is over how work is done
• the support, encouragement and resources provided by the organisation
• the relationships which promote positive working, avoid conflict and deal with unacceptable behaviour
• a clear understanding of roles and the avoidance of conflicting roles
• how organisational change is managed and communicated