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CIEH Level 1 Award in Stress Awareness
Stress Awareness is a new stand-alone Level 1 qualification, which complements the CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace programme. 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. While the level of the qualification is aimed at general workers, it would provide a suitable introduction to the issue of work-related stress for more senior staff.

Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of strategies to combat work-related stress, in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.

This unit of study can be delivered as a stand-alone qualification and there are no specific pre-requisites.

Target Audience

Personnel at all levels of the organisation who may be affected by stress within the workplace.

Aims

To raise awareness of the sources and symptoms of work related stress and to assist management personnel with the development of effective management strategies.

Topic areas covered
CIEH Level 1 Award in Stress Awareness Definitions of stress.
Stress as an occupational health hazard. Stress as an occupational health hazard.
Identification of basic workplace stressors. Identification of basic workplace stressors.
Development of basic controls for work-related stressors. Development of basic controls for work-related stressors.
Responsibilities imposed under UK legislation. Responsibilities imposed under UK legislation.


Learning Objectives

By the end of the programme the student will be able to:
1. Explain what is meant by the term stress and in particular 1. Explain what is meant by the term stress and in particular
work-related stress.
2. Explain the importance of controlling stress in the workplace. 2. Explain the importance of controlling stress in the workplace.
3. Explain the typical stress related factors in the workplace. 3. Explain the typical stress related factors in the workplace.
4. Identify stress in colleagues and themselves. 4. Identify stress in colleagues and themselves.
5. Advise on and implement controls in the workplace to reduce stress. 5. Advise on and implement controls in the workplace to reduce stress.
6. Monitor colleagues and themselves in relation to stress at work. 6. Monitor colleagues and themselves in relation to stress at work.

Course Duration

1/2 day (3 hours)

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