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HSSE Bulletin No 596

30 November 2017

Stress

Please see attached extract from latest HSE summary statistics for Great Britain 2017, the full document
can be found at the HSE site http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1617.pdf

These statistics show that stress is now the largest cause of work-related ill health, accounting for 40%
of cases and 49% of days lost due to ill health.

As part of our stress management policy, in 2011 we started a confidential Employee Assistance
Programme, available to all employees 24 hours a day to provide advice and / or counselling services on
any matter (business or personal).

The assistance plan is aimed at helping anyone with any issues whatsoever that cause them stress or that
they want to discuss with a qualified counsellor; contact details are documented in our H&S manual
(section D10.1.1) and would remind all employees that it is available by way of this bulletin.

We all have tough days from time to time and not everything that happens at work is necessarily easy to
deal with.

When bad days spill over into stress it becomes dangerous, and since we are constantly trying to reduce
workplace risk we set up this programme available to all employees to help, whether that be for work
related issues, marital problems or personal issues.

The sole function of this helpline to help any Xmo Strata employee deal with stress and talk about it in a
confidential way – that what it’s there for and that’s why we have invested in it for almost 7 years and
plan to continue to do so as part of our employee health commitment.

We are all a product of learning. Every skill we have; everything we know; everything we believe and everything we do has
been learned throughout the course of our lives. Some of us learn best by studying graphs and charts, some through visual
presentations, and some by reading detailed text books. It is important that we receive information in a format that works for
us as individuals! That’s why at Xmo Strata we use a variety of communication platforms such as bulletins, newsletters,
videos etc. However, if you feel there is a better way for us to share health and safety information, please let us know.
Ultimately, your safety is in your hands – but we will do all we can to keep you well informed!