• Ensuring compliance with University policies and procedures within the Department
• Effectively  manage risk of work-related stress in the Department
• Ensuring departmental managers are aware of the University stress policy and receive the information and training necessary to respond to individual reports of work-related stress
• Ensuring a risk assessment of WRS is undertaken based on the HSE Management standards, that it is effectively communicated to line managers and staff and that it is reviewed and refreshed at appropriate intervals.

• Ensuring they are well informed about WRS by reading relevant policies and procedures and undertaking training required by the University (see 6 above)
• Ensuring they are familiar with the departmental management of stress risk factors
• Ensuring compliance in their area with University and Departmental Policy and Procedure
• Developing a culture of responsibility in their area that is supportive of staff and promotes well-being at work
• Avoiding applying pressure to staff at a level that could cause adverse health effects.  In particular, managers should be aware of the impact on staff at certain times or in certain circumstances, e.g. when introducing significant change.
• Identifying and responding to indicators that there may be a WRS problem. Managers should first approach this informally but may use a more structured approach if the member of staff would prefer.

Further information  is available for managers.

• Taking responsibility for ensuring they understand  key work-related stress factors and taking measures to manage them where possible
• Reading and understanding the Department’s management of stress risk factors
• Recognising that home and lifestyle factors impact on our ability to cope with pressures that we are exposed to at work or elsewhere and seeking appropriate support at an early stage if they start to have problems
• Discussing issues informally as they arise so that appropriate support may be given early
• Reporting formally to their line manager, departmental or University HR Manager /Adviser if they feel they are suffering from WRS
• Co-operating with investigations into their or others’ stress problems and engaging with measures put in place to manage them