Guidance

Management of health and safety in defence – chapter 17: Stress in the workplace (JSP 375, volume 1)

Direction, guidance and good practice to help with the management and control of stress in the workplace across Defence.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 14 November 2025

Documents

Stress in the workplace

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Annex A - MODified stress indicator survey requests

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Annex B - proactive stress management steps

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Annex C - organisational stress risk assessment process

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Annex D - assurance checklist

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MOD form 5001: individual assessment and stress reduction tool

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MOD form 5001: individual assessment and stress reduction tool

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Details

JSP 375, volume 1, chapter 17 is split into 2 parts: Part 1 Directive, which provides direction that you must follow to help you comply with (keep to) health and safety law, government policy and defence policy; and Part 2 Guidance, which provides the guidance and good practice that should be followed and will help you to keep to this policy.

Annexes A to D, and MOD Form 5001 contain supplementary guidance that may be useful.

Published 14 November 2025