Work-Related Stress: a Review of Developments in the UK

By N Ellis

In the United Kingdom, community surveys have shown that stress is a leading cause of work absence and that work-related stress is a leading cause of musculoskeletal disorders as a perceived cause of self-reported work-related ill-health.

These findings resulted in the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) adopting stress as a priority issue and developing a ten year action program, including the development of stress management standards which were released in 2005. This article focuses on the potential significance of UK standards for Australia.

(Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australian and New Zealand. vol. 23, no 4, August 2007. pp373-81)