Under
UK law, employers have a legal duty of care to ensure their employees
are not harmed by work-related stress. They also have a duty to
assess the risks arising from hazards at work, including stress.
To help organisations meet these duties, the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) introduced Management Standards and guidelines on work-related
stress.
Benefits
to you and your organisation
By the end of the workshop, participants will understand:
• Stress: the business case
• Stress: the legal implications
• The (HSE) Management Standards & targets set for tackling
work-related stress
• The six key areas (or “risk factors”) that can
be causes of work-related stress
• The five step approach to Risk Assessment
• The importance and purpose of a Stress Management strategy
• Common signs and symptoms of stress, & coping strategies
Learning Methods
The workshop consists of a combination of informal lecture, discussion
and syndicate group work.
Who
Should Participate
Managers looking to develop their skills, identify the causes of
work-related stress, and implement best practices to tackle stress
in the workplace, in line with the HSE management standards.
Content
• Stress in the workplace
• Signs and symptoms of stress
• The Business Case – Return on Investment
• The legal implications
• Targets for reducing stress related illness
• The Management Standards approach
• Risk Assessment
• Stress Management strategy
• Stress Management Interventions
• Performance versus Pressure
• Effects of stress on health
• Managing Stress
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