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The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 places a legal obligation on employers to assess the risks in their workplace and decide what action is required to diminish such risks. |
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The risk of ill health, both physical and mental, as a result of stress in the workplace is a subject that has received increasing attention over the last few years and was recently addressed in the House of Lords in the case of Barber v. Somerset County Council [2004] UKHL13. |
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The principle of liability is now clearly established and the onus is on the employer to carry out a workplace risk assessment, either across the whole organisation or in a representative sample of the workforce. |
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The purpose of a Stress Risk Assessment is to: |
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Identify whether stress is a problem in the organisation, and |
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Understand what the principal causes are, and |
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Devise and implement appropriate solutions |
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If you would like further information on how Judicium may assist your organisation to devise and implement a workplace Stress Risk Assessment, please email us on stressatwork@Judicium.com or call our helpdesk on 0870 744 7431 |
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