Comments on: Workplace depression approaches are too narrow https://safetyatworkblog.com/2008/09/15/workplace-depression/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:55:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Mandatory reporting of stress-related injuries « Safety At Work Blog https://safetyatworkblog.com/2008/09/15/workplace-depression/#comment-2115 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=472#comment-2115 […] An OHS colleague of mine, Col Finnie, has posted a comment to a recent SafetyAtWorkBlog article on depression.  As I work out the technicalities of having Col as a regular contributor to this blog, I felt […]

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By: Col Finnie https://safetyatworkblog.com/2008/09/15/workplace-depression/#comment-2114 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:40:12 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=472#comment-2114 I find the whole issue of what is being done about work stress intriguing. Last time I looked stress claims outstripped manual handling injuries in the UK ( if I recall right, that was about a year ago). You\’d imagine that trend will also happen here in time.

I wonder if it might be worth considering getting doctors to report to their local OH&S agency when they have evidence that a particular business appears to be the source of an unusual number of stress related patients?

If it\’s legitimate for the police or emergency wards to be a source of reports of info on apparent work related physical injuries, why shouldn\’t that be legitimate for other types of injuries?

There is no reason for this idea to be considered a \”witch-hunt\”. I\’d consider it an opportunity for a regulator to pitch in on getting a business on-track with how it\’s dealing (or not dealing) with managing stress stuff. Clearly, the reporting approach would have to be handled carefully. It\’s quite likely it wouldn\’t work as a mandatory requirement. But guidance and an info program could be worked up to make sure the complex issue of stress is dealt with sensibly.

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