Stress Risk Assessment

A Stress Risk Assessment (SRA) is a useful tool for an individual or team and their line manager to identify, manage and monitor stressors in relation to the HSE Management Standards. It helps to determine whether enough has been done to manage the risk or whether more needs to be done. This can be formal process using the stress risk assessment form, or an informal discussion using the standards as a guide. If you do an informal assessment, you should still make a record of the outcomes.

Following a referral, Occupational Health Advisers may recommend stress risk assessment for individuals who have been suffering stress. It is also a useful to carry out assessments for teams where there are stress related issues or are undergoing significant change.

Stress Risk Assessment Form (.docx)

To support you with completing the Stress Risk Assessment, you can ask the individual or team to complete the following:

• Perceived Stress Assessment tool (.docx) – This is designed to measure individual stress levels by looking at how different situations affect feelings and thinking.
• Stressor Assessment tool (.docx) – This questionnaire helps to identify the areas under the HSE Management Standards where support may be required

If you need help with carrying out stress risk assessment, training is available on Moodle, or you can contact Employee Relations.

For more information on our approach to work-related stress, please see the Stress Management Policy (.pdf)