Overview
Many organisations wish to take action to prevent and manage work-related stressors, but lack suitable, user-friendly methods. StressTools is a flexible & simple program designed to meet this need. See www.stresstools.com
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 SRA - Assesses team levels and sources of stress, and identifies locally-relevant solutions via employee involvement.
- future-focused SRA - Identifies key work-related stressors associated with future projects/organisational changes, so they can be designed out in advance.
- task-based SRA - To design out work-related stressors and other human factors issues associated with hazardous tasks - particularly relevant to safety-critical industries.
A set of internal management standards
Developed (with BP and Scottish Water) 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
A comprehensive manual
A web-based version of StressTools is now available, which can be accessed over a company's intranet or over the internet. For further details visit www.stresstools.com
For a StressTools demonstration, contact The Keil Centre or e-mail enquiries@keilcentre.co.uk