Cognition will be producing a Toolbox Talk (TBT) on Stress Awareness and Mental Health on site, to share with all site teams this week. It will include topics such as causes of stress, how to recognise stress in yourself, and stress management techniques. We aim to add to the arsenal of tools at our employee’s disposal to deal with stress in the workplace.

As part of the working minds campaign for stress awareness week, they recommend the implementation of these 5 steps to help protect employees from stress and stress-related ill-health:

1. Reach out and have conversations
2. Recognise the signs and causes of stress
3. Respond to any risks you’ve identified
4. Reflect on actions you’ve agreed and taken
5. Make it Routine to check in on how people are feeling and coping.

We hope these recommendations can be useful long term as and when they are needed!