The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have commissioned Affinity Health at Work, the Institute of Employment Studies, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, and the Society of Occupational Medicine to lead the Occupational Stress Consultation and Research Programme (Project OSCAR). The findings will be used to inform policy decisions and create practical guidance for employers on the practical actions employers can take to prevent and mitigate work-related stress.
As part of this, they have launched a call for evidence to understand how work-related stress is talked about and managed in the real world, what barriers people face and collate any best practice.
Full details can be found here.
The call for evidence seeks views on the following questions:
- How is work-related stress defined and identified by organisations?
- What interventions are effective for preventing and reducing work-related stress?
- What are the enablers and barriers to organisations effectively reducing the risk of work-related stress?
Members views are requested by Thursday 19 September - please send these to lucy.whing@brc.org.uk.