Managing stressful issues in construction - Revision history

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	NB [https://www.citb.co.uk/media/ffwjadqn/citb_mental_health_and_wellbeing_research_report.pdf Mental Health and Wellbeing Research - Final Report], published by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in August 2021, defines stress as: ‘The degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that are unmanageable.’		NB [https://www.citb.co.uk/media/ffwjadqn/citb_mental_health_and_wellbeing_research_report.pdf Mental Health and Wellbeing Research - Final Report], published by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in August 2021, defines stress as: ‘The degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that are unmanageable.’

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	* 37% of SMEs suffer mental health problems due to pay issues.		* 37% of SMEs suffer mental health problems due to pay issues.

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	HSE’s [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App mobile app] is primarily designed for small and medium sized businesses, helping them better understand the law, their health and safety rights and their responsibilities in terms of employee protection requirements.		HSE’s [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App mobile app] is primarily designed for small and medium sized businesses, helping them better understand the law, their health and safety rights and their responsibilities in terms of employee protection requirements.
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		+	NB [https://www.citb.co.uk/media/ffwjadqn/citb_mental_health_and_wellbeing_research_report.pdf Mental Health and Wellbeing Research - Final Report], published by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in August 2021, defines stress as: ‘The degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that are unmanageable.’

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Editor at 11:12, 14 May 2021

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	* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.		* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	* Mental health.		* Mental health.
−	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.
	* Tackling mental health issues in construction.		* Tackling mental health issues in construction.
		+	* Understanding and managing workplace stress is critically important to civil engineers.
		+	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.

	= External resources =		= External resources =
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	* HSE, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain].		* HSE, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain].

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	According to the 2020 [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (HSE) report, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain], stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. ~~Employers~~ have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.	+	According to the 2020 [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (HSE) report, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain], stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.

	= Six stress factors =		= Six stress factors =
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	* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.		* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.
	* Health and safety for building design and construction.		* Health and safety for building design and construction.
		+	* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	* Mental health.		* Mental health.
	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.		* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	~~Stress~~, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.	+	According to the 2020 [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (HSE) report, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain], stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.

	= Six stress factors =		= Six stress factors =
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	Work-related stress, depression and anxiety have increased in recent years. This is due to factors associated with health, employment, the environment, the economy and other pressures. Employers are being urged to review stress-causing factors in their workplaces and the work that their employees are being asked to do.		Work-related stress, depression and anxiety have increased in recent years. This is due to factors associated with health, employment, the environment, the economy and other pressures. Employers are being urged to review stress-causing factors in their workplaces and the work that their employees are being asked to do.

−	~~The [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (~~HSE) has a range of practical support and guidance resources available including risk assessment templates, talking toolkits (to help initiate conversations), workbooks and posters.	+	HSE has a range of practical support and guidance resources available including risk assessment templates, talking toolkits (to help initiate conversations), workbooks and posters.

	The organisation also has an automated [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool stress indicator tool] (SIT) that measures the attitudes and perceptions of employees towards work-related stress. SIT provides anonymous feedback and is designed to capture information that can help determine the extent to which work-related stress is a problem within an organisation. It is free to pilot for up to 50 employees.		The organisation also has an automated [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool stress indicator tool] (SIT) that measures the attitudes and perceptions of employees towards work-related stress. SIT provides anonymous feedback and is designed to capture information that can help determine the extent to which work-related stress is a problem within an organisation. It is free to pilot for up to 50 employees.
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	* HSE, [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App Mobile app].		* HSE, [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App Mobile app].
	* HSE, [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool Stress Indicator Tool].		* HSE, [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool Stress Indicator Tool].
		+	* HSE, [https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress.pdf Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain].

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−	Stress, depression or anxiety ~~can contribute to~~ work-related ill health cases and ~~result to lost~~ working days. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. ~~Under Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers~~ have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at ~~work~~ work by ~~doing~~ a risk assessment and acting on it.	+	Stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.

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	* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.		* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.
	* Health and safety for building design and construction.		* Health and safety for building design and construction.
−	* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	* Mental health.		* Mental health.
	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.		* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.

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−	Stress, depression or anxiety can contribute to work-related ill health cases and result to lost working days. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Under ~~the European framework directive 89/391~~, employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work.	+	Stress, depression or anxiety can contribute to work-related ill health cases and result to lost working days. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Under Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.

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	* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.		* Empowering the construction industry to take action on mental health.
	* Health and safety for building design and construction.		* Health and safety for building design and construction.
		+	* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	* Mental health.		* Mental health.
	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.		* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.

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−	Stress, depression or anxiety ~~account for 51% of all~~ work-related ill health cases and ~~55% of all~~ working days ~~lost due to work-related ill health~~. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. ~~Employers~~ have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work ~~by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings~~.	+	Stress, depression or anxiety can contribute to work-related ill health cases and result to lost working days. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Under the European framework directive 89/391, employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work.

	= Six stress factors =		= Six stress factors =

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	* Health and safety for building design and construction.		* Health and safety for building design and construction.
	* Mental health.		* Mental health.
−	* Mental health in the construction industry.
	* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.		* Wellbeing and the role of a facility manager.
	* Tackling mental health issues in construction.		* Tackling mental health issues in construction.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	Stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting ~~whatever~~ findings ~~are uncovered~~.	+	Stress, depression or anxiety account for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. Stress impacts on the construction industry as well as other sectors and businesses of all sizes. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by conducting a risk assessment and acting on findings.

	= Six stress factors =		= Six stress factors =

−	Evidence shows that there are six key factors which, if not properly managed, are associated with poor health, lower productivity and increased accident and sickness absence rates within all types of workplaces.	+	Evidence shows that there are six key factors which, if not properly managed, are associated with poor health, lower productivity and increased accident and sickness absence rates within all types of workplaces:
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−	~~The six key factors are~~:	+

	# Demands: workload, work patterns and the work environment.		# Demands: workload, work patterns and the work environment.
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	# Support: encouragement, sponsorship and resources available to workers.		# Support: encouragement, sponsorship and resources available to workers.
	# Relationships: promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour.		# Relationships: promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour.
−	# Role: whether people understand their role within the organisation and whether the organisation ensures ~~that~~ they do not have conflicting roles.	+	# Role: whether people understand their role within the organisation and whether the organisation ensures they do not have conflicting roles.
	# Change: how change (large or small) is managed and communicated.		# Change: how change (large or small) is managed and communicated.

	= Rates of stress and depression =		= Rates of stress and depression =

−	Work-related stress, depression and anxiety have increased in recent years. This is due to ~~numerous~~ factors associated with health, employment, the environment, the economy and other pressures.	+	Work-related stress, depression and anxiety have increased in recent years. This is due to factors associated with health, employment, the environment, the economy and other pressures. Employers are being urged to review stress-causing factors in their workplaces and the work that their employees are being asked to do.

−	~~Employers are being urged to review the stress-causing factors in their workplaces and the work that their employees are being asked to do. In support of these initiative, the~~ [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (HSE) has a range of practical support and guidance resources available including risk assessment templates, talking toolkits (to help initiate conversations), workbooks and posters.	+	The [https://www.hse.gov.uk/ Health and Safety Executive] (HSE) has a range of practical support and guidance resources available including risk assessment templates, talking toolkits (to help initiate conversations), workbooks and posters.

	The organisation also has an automated [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool stress indicator tool] (SIT) that measures the attitudes and perceptions of employees towards work-related stress. SIT provides anonymous feedback and is designed to capture information that can help determine the extent to which work-related stress is a problem within an organisation. It is free to pilot for up to 50 employees.		The organisation also has an automated [https://books.hse.gov.uk/Stress-Indicator-Tool stress indicator tool] (SIT) that measures the attitudes and perceptions of employees towards work-related stress. SIT provides anonymous feedback and is designed to capture information that can help determine the extent to which work-related stress is a problem within an organisation. It is free to pilot for up to 50 employees.

−	HSE’s [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App mobile app] is primarily designed for small and medium sized businesses~~. It is meant to help these organisations to~~ better understand the law, their health and safety rights and their responsibilities in terms of employee protection requirements.	+	HSE’s [https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Mobile-App mobile app] is primarily designed for small and medium sized businesses, helping them better understand the law, their health and safety rights and their responsibilities in terms of employee protection requirements.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =