Stress in the Workplace

This course explains the sources of stress and our body’s responses to it – emotional, behavioural and physical – and equips you with strategies for how to manage stress at work.

You’ll look in detail at how stress is covered in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 as well as the HSE’s risk assessments and management standards. And you’ll also get tips for minimising stress at home and how to deal with stress at work.

On completion of the course, you will automatically get a certificate,  containing your name, CPD hours, the date and learning objectives.

Although work-related stress can be experienced by anyone in any industry, studies have shown that people such as healthcare workers, teaching professionals, people in the media and public service personnel suffer from higher levels of workplace stress.

This course is suitable for all employees and employers in the UK seeking good quality stress management courses online.

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a good knowledge of:

• What work-related stress is
• The six primary sources of workplace stress and good methods for managing them
• Common emotional, behavioural and physical responses to stress
• How stress is covered in The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• HSE Management Standards and risk assessments
• How to prevent stress in relation to The Working Time Regulations 1998
• Managing your own stress and how to build resilience

• What is Work Related Stress?
• Preventing and Managing Stress – the Employer’s Role
• Preventing and Managing Stress – the Employee’s Role