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Auditing stress.

L T Wall1

  • 1Occupational Medical Consultancy, Birmingham, UK.

Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England)
|January 11, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Employers must assess workplace stress, an occupational hazard, using validated stress audits focused on organizational factors. Regular audits with clear recommendations are advised to mitigate health risks.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Workplace Psychology

Background:

  • Stress is a recognized occupational hazard requiring employer attention.
  • Employers have a duty to assess and mitigate health risks associated with workplace stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the use of stress audits as a tool for assessing occupational health risks.
  • To provide guidance on conducting effective stress audits and utilizing their results.

Main Methods:

  • Recommends utilizing validated questionnaires for stress audits.
  • Emphasizes focusing audits on organizational issues rather than individual factors.
  • Suggests clear, understandable feedback of results with actionable recommendations.

Main Results:

  • Stress audits can effectively identify organizational stressors.
  • Validated tools ensure reliable assessment of workplace stress.
  • Actionable recommendations derived from audits lead to risk mitigation.

Conclusions:

  • Stress audits are an appropriate and effective tool for employers to manage occupational stress.
  • Regular, repeated audits are recommended to monitor and improve workplace health over time.

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