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Accompanying Tools

Links from pamphlet to tools

These are the links from the Morale, Distress and Healthy Work pamphlet to the related stress tools.

The text from the pamphlet is below with a link to the relevant tool

  1. We all experience stress at different times, to varying degrees. But we need to tell the difference between two types of it – challenging and threatening.
  2. However, if the threat is large, goes on long enough or is never spoken about, low morale and distress can result.
  3. What does healthy work look like?
  4. Nobody pretends that all work can have all these features all the time. However, dialogue between employers and employees can lead to ideas on making work healthier.
  5. Many aspects of work are linked to reports of stress
  6. Morale seeps downwards, so it is the CEO’s responsibility.
  7. Decide what category of work your work falls into.
  8. Tailor prevention to suit the category. There are three ways to do this
  9. Asking staff or using a questionnaire are ways to identify stressors.
  10. DOL suggests you take such reports seriously. There are many ways to do this – one is shown in the web link.