Tools and templates
There are a number of tools associated with the Management Standards process provided across this website which are free for you to use or share with your colleagues. There are also a number of templates for you to use as a starting point. Below is a quick access list of those tools:
Why should you do something?
The case for action
- Securing management commitment [PDF, 50KB] - details the legal requirements for taking action
What should you be doing? The Management Standards
Survey and analysis tools:
- Notes on the HSE Management Standards Indicator tool
- HSE Indicator Tool [PDF, 128KB]
- HSE Indicator Tool - Welsh version [PDF, 50KB]
- HSE Indicator Tool user manual [PDF, 65KB]
- HSE Indicator Tool user manual - Welsh version [PDF, 78KB]
- HSE Indicator Tool in other languages
- HSE Analysis Tool [XLS, 2.4MB]
- HSE Analysis Tool user manual [PDF, 1.03MB]
Developing a Stress policy:
Developing an action plan:
Running focus groups:
Management competencies:
- Line Manager Competency Indicator Tool
- Line Managers’ Resource: A practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace [PDF, 325KB]


Making the stress Management Standards work: How to apply the Standards in your workplace (PDF, 188KB)
Is my risk assessment approach suitable and sufficient? Equivalence checklist (PDF, 24KB)