Stress in the workplace

Stress at Work is defined by the Health and Safety Executive as The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them. Dealing with stress and work can be difficult and confusing, this module provides details on what you need to know to prevent stress at work and avoid the damaging economic and human costs.

Learning outcomes

This course is designed to provide learners with the correct information on understanding stress in the workplace and ways in which it can be tackled.

This will cover a number of elements including:-

• What work related stress is
• Their Employers’ legal obligations
• What causes work related stress
• The 7 workplace stressors
• Ways to manage stress in the workplace

Stress in the workplace course content

• Introduction
• What is stress?
• Your employers legal obligations
• What causes work related stress
• What stress can lead to in the workplace
• The 7 workplace stressors
• Managing stress
• Multiple choice questions

Who should complete this course?

The course is designed for all employees who may be affected by stress, so is ideal for induction and refresher training.

• Prior Learning? - None required
• Pre Course learning? - None required.
• Certification - All candidates who successfully complete the module will be issued with a certificate of learning.
• Duration - 1hour