Stress and Fatigue in the Workplace
The Department of Labour has a number of publications about stress and fatigue designed for different audiences.
- Morale, Distress and Healthy Work. 2008 – a summary pamphlet updating DOL advice about Stress at Work. It refers to the specific tools below.
- Stress Update. 2007. A report about a conference held in Sydney, in May, 2007 plus conversations with ten key New Zealanders about the state of stress in New Zealand.
- Managing shift work to minimise workplace fatigue. 2007 - Shift Work
- Guidelines for Medical Practitioners regarding ceritfication of harm from work-related stress. 2004 - for Medical Practitioners
- Healthy Work - Managing Stress and Fatigue in the Workplace. 2003 - for those who advise employers.
- Healthy Work: Managing Stress in the Workplace. 2003 - Aimed at Employers and Employees. A handy leaflet dealing with the key points involved in preventing stress and fatigue.
- Stress and Fatigue: Reducing their Impact - Advice for employers and employees. 2000 - Aimed at employers and employees. A handy leaflet dealing with the key points involved in preventing stress and fatigue.
- Stress and Fatigue: Their implications for health and safety in the workplace. 1998 - For occupational safety and health professionals in medical, safety, ergonomics and managerial roles. This publication remains current as a scientific summary of stress and fatigue. [This publication remains current as a scientific summary of stress and fatigue.]
Specific tools referred to in the Morale, Distress and Health Work pamphlet
- Models of stress
- Organizational Well-being and performance
- What creates a healthy place of work
- Confirming positive aspects of work
- Unhealthy work
- Morale and motivation
- Four Categories of work
- Control measures for Categories of Work
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention
- A sample stress questionnaire
- Reacting to reports of Stress
- Distinguishing Dialogue and Debate