{"id":92989,"date":"2021-05-05T12:25:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=92989"},"modified":"2021-05-06T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:27:58","slug":"work-related-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/work-related-stress\/92989\/","title":{"rendered":"HSE and CLC encourage industry to address work-related stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health &amp; Safety Executive<\/a> has joined forces with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionleadershipcouncil.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Leadership Council<\/a> to encourage the whole industry to start a conversation about employee stress<\/h2>\n<p>The past 12 months have placed unprecedented strains on workers as companies have adopted new ways of working in response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>This builds on some of the already recognised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/mental-health-in-construction-4\/83876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stresses of working in construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Health &amp; Safety Executive has moved to make sure that every business has the support it needs to look after its employees. It has published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/stress\/assets\/docs\/talking-toolkit-construction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talking Toolkit<\/a>; a guide on how to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/construction-poor-mental-health\/83794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work-related stress in construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Construction Leadership Council is encouraging all businesses from across the industry to put their guide into the hands of their teams, inspiring better conversations to identify and manage stress for construction employees.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s time to make a real difference<\/h3>\n<p>HSE chief inspector of construction, Sarah Jardine, said: \u201cWe have worked with industry partners to develop the toolkit, which specifically homes in on the particular work-related stress challenges that may be experienced by those working in construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStress, depression and anxiety are the second biggest cause of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/mental-health-awareness\/77316\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ill-health in the sector<\/a>, so tackling them offers the chance to make a real difference to thousands working in the sector\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Construction Leadership Council co-chair, Andy Mitchell, added: \u201cWhile the industry has made an outstanding effort to protect employees from the effects of the pandemic in the last year, it is all too clear that workers continue to be at risk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/stress-related-sick-leave\/92130\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work-related stress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Talking Toolkit offers free, practical help developed by experts to help release pressure from the workplace. 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