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EMPLOYEE STRESS (CL12)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
This checklist is developed to assist Managers in their duty to manage Stress Health and Safety within their areas of control.
Managers should use this checklist as intended to identify gaps and build an action plan for continual improvement.
Name of School:
Address of School:
Person(s)/Group at Risk: Staff, Pupils, Contractors, Visitors and Hirers
Type of Assessment: Initial Assessment/Review/Following Incident*
Date of Assessment:
Assessor:
Rask
Guidance
Compliance
Yes
No
N/A
Action by Manager
(If No, include actions. Yes, provide
comments of how; N/A, provide comments of
why not)
Demands
Ensure that skills and abilities are correctly matched to job
(person spec and job description)
Excessive work load?
Can work load be planned or is this subject to change?
Do deadlines change or are achievable?
Staff have an opportunity to take a genuine break at lunch
time?
Do you feel you have a good work life balance?
Is there a performance management process in place?
Regular team meetings with to discuss and anticipate
workload?
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EMPLOYEE STRESS (CL12)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
This checklist is developed to assist Managers in their duty to manage Stress Health and Safety within their areas of control.
Managers should use this checklist as intended to identify gaps and build an action plan for continual improvement.
Managers monitor sickness absence data and staff turnover
rates?
Work environment concerns, e.g. temperature, ventilation,
noise, are taken seriously and investigated?
Control
Do you have control over the pace of work?
Are you encouraged to use their skills and initiative to do their
work?
Are you encouraged to develop new skills to help them.
Undertaking new and challenging pieces of work?
Are you consulted over their work patterns or changes to their
work patterns?
Consideration of the workload impact of each new initiative
before it is introduced?
Do you have control over when breaks can be taken?
Do you consider yourself to have good time management
skills?
Support
Employees feel they are supported in your job?
Do you have regular team meetings / one-to-ones to discuss
emergent issues/workloads?
Staff receive regular constructive feedback as part of their
performance management?
Do you feel you have any training needs to carry out your job
effectively?
Role
Recruitment process in place with Job Descriptions and
Person Specifications?
As new employee did you receive adequate induction into their
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Issue No.
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IMS Approval
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Corporate H&S Team
IMS Co-ordinator
Date
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EMPLOYEE STRESS (CL12)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
This checklist is developed to assist Managers in their duty to manage Stress Health and Safety within their areas of control.
Managers should use this checklist as intended to identify gaps and build an action plan for continual improvement.
role and objectives?
Has the role changed since you started?
Performance management used to help individuals clarify their
role, responsibilities and priorities?
Standards of performance agreed?
Change
What changes have you experienced:
Job role?
Work environment?
Change in management?
Do you feel like you have been made aware of why change is
happening and key steps for change?
Has there been a realistic timetable set out for change
Where you consulted on the change process that directly
affected you?
Do you feel there is an ‘open door’ policy to help individuals
who have concerns?
Did you receive any relevant training for new / changed roles?
Have you had access to support during these changes?
Relationships
The management promotes positive behaviours within the
team?
Do you experience any of the following:
Bullying?
Sexism?
Racism?
Discrimination?
Poor relations win in the team?
Were your concerns reported and dealt with through your
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IMS Approval
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Corporate H&S Team
IMS Co-ordinator
Date
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EMPLOYEE STRESS (CL12)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
This checklist is developed to assist Managers in their duty to manage Stress Health and Safety within their areas of control.
Managers should use this checklist as intended to identify gaps and build an action plan for continual improvement.
manager?
How do you think the team interact?
Training is provided in dealing with aggressive parents/pupils?
Provision of appropriate support and counselling to be offered
to the employee concerned after experiencing aggressive
behaviour?
Do you receive positive feedback after carrying out a good
piece of work?
Lone working
There is a lone working policy, procedure and risk assessment
in place which all staff that lone work are aware of?
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Corporate H&S Team
IMS Co-ordinator
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