Several factors concerning occupational stress have recently been discovered. For instance, stress is the second largest occupational disease after musculoskeletal disorders. Stress accounts for 90 million lost work days annually in the U.S. alone. Studies have shown that women are more likely to be victims of occupational stress than men. Some organizations, such as Managed Health Benefits , publicize relevant health newsletters concerning such information.
Occupational stress is global.
The cost of stress in Australia has also risen to record levels. These statistics may hypothesize or lead us to believe that stress is created by upper management, while lower-level employees are effected by their decisions. Thus, it may be possible for occupational stress to be alleviated in some form of a top-down structure. Increased Worker's Compensation costs are also a direct effect of increased or perceived occupational stress among U.S. organizations. These figures obviously indicate a continual increase in the number of reported cases.