Individual stress risk assessment
Overview
The course will enable those in a management/supervisory position the capacity to recognise situations that may give rise to stress in others, avoid stress creation and carry out a stress risk assessment to make the necessary changes to prevent or minimise stress.
This course will support managers/supervisors to be confident in carrying out an individual stress risk assessment for those employees who require one and understand the reasons for carry it out.
Target audience
This course is suitable for anyone who has managerial or supervisory responsibilities.
Aims
For managers/supervisors to be competent to carry out an individual stress risk assessment in line with Health and Safety Executive guidelines, when stress in the workplace has been raised as an issue of concern for an employee.
Topics
- Possible causes of stress in the workplace
- Defining the issues for the purpose of a risk assessment
- What to do and how to do an individual stress risk assessment
- Possible solutions and actions to follow when carrying out an individual stress risk assessment
