Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Spectre of Mental ill health in
work :Pressure comes with Job
?
Peter Kelly
Senior Psychologist
What we know about the Current
Work climate
• The Current climate offers some challenges and unique opportunities for the management of work related stress.
• Changes to the way people work are having implications on your role and on how you tackle traditional issues at work.
The truth about work-related stress
• No one definition but plenty of Google entries.
• HSE defines work-related stress as:
“…the adverse reaction people have to excessive
pressure or other types of demand placed on
them.”