CIEH Certificate in Stress Awareness

Course Overview

Stress awareness is a stand-alone qualification. This course is accredited to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and compliments other CIEH Health and Safety programmes. It is aimed at raising awareness of likely sources of work related stress, the range of symptoms and effects it can cause and the options available for its control.

Who Should Attend

This qualification will benefit those who are entering the workplace for the first time or anyone who wishes to gain an understanding of stress. While the level of the qualification is aimed at general workers, it would provide a suitable introduction to the issue for work-related stress for more senior staff members also.

Course Content

Duration: 4 – 6 hours

Topic areas covered:

·     Definitions of stress

·     Stress as an occupational health hazards

·     Identification of basic workplace stressors

·     Development of basic controls for work-related stressors

·     Responsibilities imposed under UK legislation

Assessment: By means of a review of the students’ own working practices and is designed to be completed under tutor supervision following the training.

Course Objectives

By the end of the programme the student will be able to:

·     Explain what is meant by the term stress and in particular work-related stress.

·     Explain the importance of controlling stress in the workplace

·     Explain the typical stress related factors in the workplace

·     Identify stress in colleagues and themselves

·     Advise on and implement controls in the workplace to reduce stress

·     Monitor colleagues and themselves in relation to stress at work

Certification

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Certificate in Stress Awareness