Identify, Prevent and Manage stress at work
Workplace stress then is the harmful physical and emotional responses that can happen when there is a conflict between job demands on the employee and the amount of control an employee has over meeting these demands.How to identify stress at workplace?
- Signs and symptoms of excessive stress at work include:
- Feeling anxious, irritable, or depressed
- Apathy, loss of interest in work
- Problems sleeping
- Fatigue
- Trouble concentrating
- Muscle tension or headaches
- Stomach problems
- Social withdrawal
- Loss of sex drive
- Using alcohol or drugs to cope
Preventing Stress at Workplace
- Review and address the workplace factors you identify in your workplace.
- Provide training to help workers better cope with work or changing technologies.
- Provide training to your managers so they take a less demanding, more positive and supportive approach to managing their workers.
- Consider a workplace wellbeing program to help maintain their personal health and to address stress and resilience.
