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Tackling Stress in the Workplace

14 Oct 2010, Liverpool
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Understand prevention, control and action measures for specific conditions at work (work-related stress)

Audience type	Union reps
Start date	14 Oct 2010
Duration	3 Thursdays from 14th October 2010
Location (region)	Wirral Metropolitan College, Liverpool (North West Region)
Status	Available

This course will help trade union health and safety representatives to: - recognise hazards and risks associated with specific conditions at work (work-related stress) - understand how legislation, company policy or other requirements relate to specific conditions at work (work-related stress) - understand prevention, control and action measures for specific conditions at work (work-related stress)
Course outline	- Introductions, aims & how the course will work - What is stress? Causes and effects of work-related stress - Attitudes to stress - Planning a stress survey - Identifying stressors from the stress survey - Finding and using standards on work-related stress - HSE Five Steps to risk assessment - Stress risk assessments - Evaluating prevention and control measures - Work-related stress policies· Negotiating a stress policy - 'Coping' with stress - Action planning and steps that need to be taken - Accreditation
More information	david.mcmonnies@wmc.ac.uk