Recent indications, measures and rules about mental health

Causes of Mental Stress

Company Structure against “Mental Stress”

Three levels of prevention against “Mental Stress”

Actions of prevention against “Mental Stress”

Mental Stress Self check list

Recent indications, measures and rules about mental health

 1996.10. Indications about health check-up.
 「健康診断結果に基づき事業者が講ずべき措置に関する指針」を策定
 1999.9. Rules about mental disease from working stress.
 「心理的負荷による精神障害等に係る業務上外の判断指針について」
 2000.8. Indications about employee’s mental health.
 「事業場における労働者の心の健康づくりのための指針」
 2002.2. Measures about overwork and health problems.
 「過重労働による健康障害防止の為の総合対策」
 2003.5. Rules about overtime working.
 「賃金不払い残業総合対策要領」「サービス残業解消対策指針」
 2004.10. Indication about reinstatement of employees who suffered from a mental disease.
 「心の健康問題により休業した労働者の職場復帰支援の手引き」
 2006.3. Rules about overwork and health problems.
 「過重労働による健康障害防止のための総合対策について」

Causes of Mental Stress

Common reasons of employee mental stress and disease are

 His/her work reasons
　　　 Failure at work
　　　 An increase of his/her responsibility
　　　 Overtime works
　　　 Changes in quality and amount (time) of work
　　　 Changes in his/her position, (forcing him/ her to retire)

 Personal reasons
　　　 Divorce, separation
　　　 Family’s death

Company Structure against “Mental Stress”

Mental Stress causes the performance down.

Company Structure which facilitates prevention and treatment of mental stress

1. For Individual
 Individual – maintain physical wellbeing
 Company – provide professional healthcare services by offering consultations and education and raise awareness for opportunities and materials available.

2. Managers
 Manager – acknowledge employee’s physical wellbeing and facilitate necessary actions i.e. consultations if necessary
 Company – provide managers healthy and safe education

3. Health and Safety personal on site
 Company doctor – consultation and follow up
 Company – Provide company doctor consultation and held Hygiene Committee

Three levels of prevention against “Mental Stress”

 First Level
　　　 Prevention
　　　　 Individuals: Actions against stress
　　　　 Environment: Removal and reduction of stressor

 Second level
　　　 Early stage detection and action
　　　 Avoid accidents and troubles
　　　 Risk management, CSR
　　　 Increase consultation opportunity

 Third level
　　　 Recovery and relapse prevention
　　　 Care for a reinstatement person

Actions of prevention against “Mental Stress”

 Individual
　　　　 Prevention by assessment of; Environment & Self check
 Mangers
　　　　 Early detection
　　　　 Encourages professional advice from qualified physician. i.e. company doctor
 Medical Support
　　　　 Recovery
　　　　 Assistance and follow up

Mental Stress Self check list

This check list measures your level of stress from physical and mental symptoms.
Please check if your experience symptoms below.

 Neck and shoulder tension (often)
 Fatigue
 Lower back pain
 Dizzy
 Constipation
 Chest pains
 Dry throat
 Numbness of the hand and feet
 Trembling of the hands and feet
 Trembling of the hands and feet
 Wake up at early hours
 Depression in the morning
 Lack of focus at work
 No stamina
 Indecisiveness
 Anxiety
 Feel disconnected from society
 Have a lack of confidence for the future
 Unsociable

Checked
1-4 items – No issues, 5-9 items - Need a actions, 10 or more items - Warning