Mental Health and Stress Management

Every employer has the duty of ensuring that, insofar as it is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees are protected. This obligation extends to mental health and limiting workplace stress. The fear of becoming infected with COVID-19 at work can cause severe anxiety. Quantifying and managing the stress related a risk is crucial. How do we manage this in times of COVID-19?

Measuring mental health has often been regarded as difficult to measure. But self-complete questionnaires can help employees keep a daily diary of their mood and mental wellbeing and at the same time collect valuable data to measure the effectiveness of Health and Safety App. Symptom tracking allows employees to keep a diary of their condition and self-report their symptoms. 

Symptom tracking can be done with a paper diary or a digital solution. In either scenario a questionnaire with symptom-related questions is made available. Employees can complete this form periodically or when such symptoms would arise. 

Self-reported symptom data is essential to quickly detecting cases and when done with mobile solutions, such as Koreapplications, data can be collected in a more timely manner and analytics done instantly.

Occupational health and safety refers to the well-being of employees, both physically and mentally. Each and every person who leaves his home for his work should come back home in good health. A safe and healthy workplace improves financial results, strengthens trust from the public and retains talent. Without it an organization's future is doomed. 

Mobile form apps like Koreapplications, allow for secure and timely data collection that can measure and improve workplace safety programs. In the context of COVID-19, Koreapplications takes the weight of the shoulders of managers by enabling new channels of secure data collection to trace contacts, collect mental health data and track symptoms. 

COVID-19 has disrupted life personally and at work. It has forced organizations to halt manufacturing activities, pushed for massive job cuts and required existing workforce to adjust to social distancing and remote work. As the pace of normal life is slowly regained, occupational data collection helps organizational leaders mitigate risks and as quickly as possible get life-saving answers.