Recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics have increased attention on how organisations manage work-related stress and mental wellbeing.
According to the HSE’s latest published figures, 964,000 workers reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by work during 2024/25, making mental health the single largest contributor to work-related ill health in Great Britain. The data shows an increase compared with the previous reporting period, continuing a longer-term upward trend.
Understanding Employer Responsibilities for Managing Stress
HSE guidance has long established that work-related stress should be managed in the same systematic way as other workplace risks. Employers are expected to:
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assess the risk of work-related stress
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implement proportionate controls
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monitor effectiveness
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review arrangements where risks or working conditions change
As reported stress levels continue to rise, many organisations are reviewing how these responsibilities are addressed in practice, particularly across large or complex workforces.
What This Means for Organisations
For employers, managing work-related stress increasingly involves more than written policies alone. There is growing emphasis on ensuring that actions, responsibilities and follow-up are clearly defined and consistently applied at team level.
This has led many organisations — including universities, large employers and public-sector bodies — to look more closely at how wellbeing-related activity is planned, reviewed and communicated day to day.
The Role of Visual Management in Supporting Stress Risk Management
While visual management is not a substitute for formal risk assessments or professional support, structured visual tools are often used to support clarity and consistency around wellbeing-related activity.
Examples include:
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team management boards that make workload pressures visible
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health and safety boards that include wellbeing check-ins
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SQDC boards that incorporate people and wellbeing measures
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visual trackers for actions arising from stress risk assessments
Used appropriately, these tools can help organisations make responsibilities visible, support regular review and improve consistency across teams.
Why This Matters
Work-related stress affects individuals, teams and organisational performance. As reported levels remain high, organisations continue to explore practical ways to support clearer routines, better visibility and more consistent follow-up around wellbeing.
In this context, visual management is increasingly considered as part of wider organisational systems that support clarity, accountability and communication.
Make wellbeing a priority on-site – give it visibility
Ensure the team knows how to access mental health support with dedicated first aiders.
Make safety information accessible and intuitive.
Provide visual means for employees to feel heard, seen and valued.
Further examples
Show staff absences visually
Team Huddle Board
KPI board with document holders
Star of the Month Board
Logistics Team Update board
Purchasing Team board
Monthly Planner
Staff Attendance board
Shift communications
Meet the Team
Team Management Board
Staff Information board
Multi and single sheet document holders
Fleet team management
Show your supervisors
Employee Forum board
Employee Notice Board
Colour code your shifts
Your Voice board
Team Meeting printed whiteboard
Shift Information board
Purchasing Team board
Engagement Board
Staffing board
Show your First Aiders
Show your Fire Wardens
Team Planner
H&S team board
You Said We Did Board
Suggestions feedback board
Meet the Team board
Operations board
Nationality Champions board
White postbox for feedback
HR Compliance Board
You Said We Did board
Teams Shift Board
Encourage feedback from your team
Kaizen room meeting schedule
Line communications board
Values board with document holders
Team KPI Communications board
Safety board for your team
Name your First Aiders
Engineers Safety board
NHS team board
Display info with document holders
Display permit information
Mental Health First Aiders board
Daily Safety Briefing board
Sun Safe board
Policies and accreditations board
Single sheet document holder
Use for your department meetings
Add a postbox to a suggestions board
Use magnetic labels for your team
Suggestions board in four languages
Look after your staff
Display shift pattern information
Team management board
Use forms with a suggestions board
Contractor management board
Daily shift information displayed visually
Multiple sheet document holders
Store multiple tickets safely
Suggestions board for your team
Use colour coding to manage your team
Project Planner Board
Manage shifts with a monthly planner
Lockable display cabinet
Custom noticeboards
Magnetic headings
Evening shift team management board
Magnetic numbers
Customised team management board
Holiday planner board
Our Approach
We create visual management boards everyday. As a result we have plenty of experience. We work for organisations in food production, the power industry, national rail, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, packaging and distribution.
Our team works with a simple idea or sketch and creates a professionally designed layout. This is then turned into a highly functional visual management board.
We offer customised options because we want to create the perfect board for you. So, here are a few examples. We can add magnetic areas or a dry-wipe finish (for use with whiteboard pens). Furthermore, you can choose Red/Green sliders or R.A.G. (Red, Amber, Green) status dials so you can quickly and visually update your board. These are just a few examples of the ways in which our boards can be tailored to meet your needs. You may also be interested in whiteboard overlays that can be used on top of an existing magnetic board.
