Preventing Work-Related Stress: A Guide for Managers and Supervisors
Course Overview
Work-related stress is a growing problem around the world. Increased demands for public services, work intensification, downsizing, outsourcing and globalisation has created pressures that affect the health and wellbeing of employees and the productivity of organisations. The indirect costs to people suffering from work-related stress, and their families and colleagues, make it clear that preventing stress needs to be addressed.
This course provides guidance for managers and supervisors in public sector workplaces to better understand their legal obligations for workplace consultation and the prevention of both, psychological and physical health risks arising from work-related stress. This session is designed to increase awareness of stress management and to provide the first step for managers to reduce stress in their workplace.
Key Content- Work-related stress and OHS legislation.
- What is work-related stress?
- Common causes and effects
- The benefits of preventing stress in the workplace.
- OHS work-related stress risk prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
- Risk-management approach to stress (including case-study):
- Step 1: Identifying potential work-related stress hazards.
- Step 2: Determining work-related stress risks.
- Step 3: Controlling work-related stress hazards and risks.
- Step 4: Implementing, continuous improvement, trial, review and evaluation.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, learners should be able to:- Explain their legal obligations for workplace consultation and the prevention of both psychological and physiological health risks related to stress.
- Describe stress management and its positive effects in the workplace.
- Apply a risk-management approach to stress.