Step 2: Who can be harmed and how

1. Identify the risk factors

   Step 1 - Identify the stress risk factors: understand the Management Standards.

2. Who can be harmed and how

   Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how: gather data.

3. Evaluate the risks

   Step 3 - Evaluate the risks: explore problems and develop solutions.

4. Record your findings

   Step 4 - Record your findings: develop and implement action plans.

5. Monitor and review

   Step 5 - Monitor and review: monitor and review action plans and assess effectiveness.

Several sources of data, information and knowledge can be used to identify the extent to which work related stress is a problem in your organisation.

Most organisations have significant amounts of qualitative and quantitative data that, when properly collated and analysed, can provide useful information to be used in the Management Standards approach

This is the first step in assessing any gap between your organisation’s current performance and that described by the Management Standards as the states to be achieved. The main sources include:

• existing sources of information or data that may already be readily available within your organisation;
• surveys;
• other ways of obtaining information about groups;
• other initiatives you are involved in

"We have been monitoring sickness absence data and line managers have been evaluating staff reviews to try and identify triggers."
HR Manager, University

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You are ready to move on to the next stage: Step 3, Evaluate the risks