This National Stress Awareness Day we have gathered some useful resources to help employers in the construction industry support their workforce.
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is offering a number of self-paced e-learning modules in its wellbeing academy.
The e-learning has a module on Managing Stress, which can be shared with employees or colleagues. The module is comprised of two sections, which explore:
- The five key topics of managing stress, including Causes, Responses, Individual, Load and Balance. This section is for those aiming to reduce stress and the causes of stress.
- A scenario exercise, where participants are given a stressful situation that needs to be resolved. By looking at what the causes and responses of stress are, the learner will able help those in the fictional scenario.
Registering for the e-learning is free with learners given up to 28 days to complete modules. If learners need more time to complete the training modules, this period can be extended.
Register for the e-learning via the Wellbeing Academy.
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive’s Working Minds Campaign provides employers in the construction industry with a number of resources to better understand stress in the workplace and support employees experiencing stress:
- The Stress Indicator Tool is an online survey designed to gather data anonymously from employees. The data can be used to identify areas to improve to prevent and manage work-related stress.
- HSE’s Talking Toolkit is designed to help employers prevent work-related stress in the construction industry.
Mental Health UK
Mental Health UK have a number of resources available which can be shared with employees.
Visit their Stress and how to cope with it guide for downloadable stress management tips and wellbeing workplans.