Stress Risk Assessment
Categories: Stress Management
Stress Risk Assessment

Aims
The course aims to show delegates the effects of stress on the individual and the organisation, how to
identify causes of stress, how to implement programmes of action to reduce the causes of stress and monitor
the results.

Objectives
At the end of the programme delegates should be able to:
Define stress and explain its causes, and its effects on people and organisations
Explain the employer’s duty of care to protect staff against the effects of stress, in both criminal and civil law
Identify potential causes of stress by gathering a range of hard, soft and anecdotal evidence
Provide suitable support for staff and identify when professional specialist support may be needed

Programme
Introduction
The HSE model of stress - stress as the inability to cope
Effects on individuals, on job performance, on organisations
Stress and the law
Analysis of current legal position
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Civil law and relevant cases
Enforcement trends
Carrying out a risk assessment
Gathering evidence of possible sources of stress
Hard, soft and anecdotal evidence
Recording your findings
Strategy for Stress Management
Illustrating the kind of sound management techniques that can be used to manage stress
 
Tools
 
Key Details
Duration1 day
 
£240
per delegate