Stress and mental health in the workplace | Not Another Safety Talk | Ep. 2

🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode of Not Another Safety Talk. 📞 Protect your business with expert Health & Safety support. Visit http://bit.ly/430hJNJ Stress and mental health in the workplace cost UK businesses 22.1 million lost working days last year - and the HSE is no longer just ticking the box on a stress risk assessment. They want to know if it's actually working. In this episode of Not Another Safety Talk, Simon Leppan and David Taylor are joined by Kelly Calman, Head of Employment Law at Citation, to unpack the real picture of workplace stress - and what employers should be doing about it. This episode covers: ✅ Why stress is the "carbon monoxide" of workplace hazards ✅ The HSE's 6 Management Standards and how to use them ✅ The difference between absenteeism and presenteeism ✅ How to actually ask employees if they're okay ✅ The link between sleep deprivation and being legally drunk at work ✅ Residential PEPs and new fire risk assessment consultation updates ✅ The 3 enforcement hotspots Citation is seeing right now: workplace transport, contractors, and offsite working Whether you're an employer, HR professional, or safety manager, this episode is packed with practical takeaways you can act on today. 0:00: Introduction & Guests 1:12: 22.1 Million Lost Days — The Scale of the Problem 2:03: Stress as Carbon Monoxide: Spotting the Signs 3:26: Kelly on HR Trends: Presenteeism & Behaviour Changes 4:48: HSE's Shift: Beyond the Paper Risk Assessment 6:31: The HSE 6 Management Standards Explained 12:08: Stress Risk Assessments: Making Them Work in Practice 15:49: Hybrid Working & Mental Health 19:53: H&S Past, Present & Future 27:25: Fire Safety Rapid Fire Update 27:48: Residential PEPs 29:41: Fire Risk Assessment Industry Consultation 33:09: Sleep Deprivation & the "Drunk at Work" Stats 37:35: Citation's Top 3 Enforcement Hotspots 40:09: Key Takeaways #Citation #WorkplaceStress #MentalHealthAtWork #HealthAndSafetyUK #HSEManagementStandards #StressRiskAssessment #NotAnotherSafetyTalk #HRAdviceUK #Presenteeism #Absenteeism #EmploymentLaw #WorkplaceWellbeing #CitationPodcast