Following the indications provided by the European Agreement on Stress at Work (8/10/2004), implemented by the Consolidated Safety Act (Legislative Decree 81/2008) as amended, it has become mandatory to carry out work-related stress risk assessment in companies.

Work-related stress assessment refers primarily to distress (negative stress), as opposed to eustress (positive stress, which allows for the energy needed to achieve goals); an organization's ability to maintain a high level of eustress and a minimal level of distress directly affects certain key aspects such as productivity, absenteeism, and turnover. The purposes of the work-related stress risk assessment are both to identify appropriate prevention and protection measures and to develop a program for improving health and safety levels over time.

Soa Human Resources, with more than 30 years' experience in organizational consulting on such sensitive issues as human resource management, here offers the support of its Occupational Psychologists to assist companies in implementing an effective, streamlined and fully compliant safety management system.

With this in mind, the path we propose, in compliance with the provisions of the regulations, is to draw up a certified document that enables:

• Identify areas of increased risk of work-related stress;
• Analyze the elements (organizational, management, etc.) that affect work-related stress;
• Identify any corrective actions;
• Giving a priority scale to any feasible interventions;
• Certify that the assessment has been made.

Such a path, in addition to meeting a regulatory requirement, can be a great opportunity for:

• Strengthen organizational growth;
• Improving the quality of life in the workplace;
• Support the improvement of organizational performance;
• Reduce costs due to low productivity, absenteeism and turnover.