Stress Tools

Overview

Stress Tools

Many organisations wish to take action to prevent and manage work-related stressors, but lack suitable, user-friendly methods. StressTools is a flexible & simple multi-lingual web application designed to meet this need. See www.stresstools.com

StressTools is available in the following languages:

English, Dutch, German, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese & Spanish.

StressTools' development builds upon a two year programme of research involving the Health and Safety Executive, BP, Scottish Water, The Keil Centre and a university partner. StressTools combines the need for a practical approach with robust methods based on current research knowledge.

StressTools: Five Main Components

  • team-based stress risk assessment 
    Assesses team levels and sources of stress, and identifies locally-relevant solutions via employee involvement.
  • future-focused stress risk assessment 
    Identifies key work-related stressors associated with future projects/organisational changes, so they can be designed out in advance.
  • task-based stress risk assessment 
    To design out work-related stressors and other human factors issues associated with hazardous tasks - particularly relevant to safety-critical industries.
  • comprehensive on-line manual
  • set of internal management standards
    Developed for preventing and managing key work-related stressors, namely:
    • Workload - (PDF - 62KB - 9 pages)
    • Job insecurity
    • Teamworking
    • Performance feedback
    • Training & development
    • Hours of work
    • Job design
    • Management support
    • Tools and equipment
    • Communication
    • Role ambiguity
    • Skill under-utilisation
    • Work-life balance
    • Effort-reward imbalance 

The web-based version of StressTools can be accessed via the internet, or over a company's intranet. For further details visit www.stresstools.com

For a StressTools demonstration, contact The Keil Centre or e-mail enquiries@keilcentre.co.uk