3. ๏ฝ Second biggest occupational health problem
๏ฝ Affects 1 in 3 employees (41.2 million)
๏ฝ Costs โฌ20 billion per year
4. ๏ฝ โฆ.A force which acts on a body, setting up
strains within it according to its load-carrying
capacity, flexibility and tolerance.
5. ...our bodyโs physical and emotional
reaction to circumstances or
events that frighten, irritate,
confuse, endanger, or excite us
According to Richard S Lazarus,
stress is a feeling experienced
when a person thinks that "the
demands exceed the personal and
social resources the individual is
able to mobilize."
10. โข Organizational change
โข Poor working relationships in the workplace
โข Workload
โข Flexible working
โข Workplace environment
โข The job itself
โข Job control
โข Job insecurity
11. ๏ฝ Work overload/under load
๏ฝ Managerial style
๏ฝ Lack of participation
๏ฝ Role Problems
๏ฝ Role Overload
๏ฝ Role Insufficiency
๏ฝ Role Ambiguity/Role conflict
๏ฝ Others
13. ๏ฝ Set realistic goals and
priorities
๏ฝ Encourage good time-
management techniques
๏ฝ Take short breaks after a
particularly stressful event
๏ฝ Rehearse and prepare
๏ฝ Hazardous working
conditions
14. ๏ฝ Donโt procrastinate
๏ฝ Know your limits
๏ฝ Change your attitudes
๏ฝ Learn to say "noโ
๏ฝ Schedule your stress
๏ฝ Encourage employees to treat their body right
15. ๏ฝ Encourage positive self-talk
๏ฝ Give positive reinforcement
๏ฝ Set up employee recognition programs
๏ฝ Most important, MAINTAIN A SENSE OF
HUMORย
๏ฝ Say "yes" when you can and "no" when you can't.ย
๏ฝ Others
16. ๏ฝ Industrial accidents
๏ฝ Illness โ lost days
๏ฝ Poor decision making
๏ฝ Reduced creativity
๏ฝ Increased labour
turnover
19. ๏ฝ Encourage expression of feelings
๏ฝ Help identify stressors
๏ฝ Relieve pressures
๏ฝ Facilitate adaptation
20. ๏ฝ Keep life in perspective
๏ฝ Exercise
๏ฝ Learn to relax
๏ฝ Take time to work
๏ฝ Avoid frustrations
๏ฝ Take time to play
21. ๏ฝ Set realistic expectations
๏ฝ Develop productive work skills
๏ฝ Donโt bottle up things
๏ฝ Laugh often and loud
๏ฝ Live in the present
22. ๏ฝ We need some stress to perform
at peak levels
๏ฝ Help others deal with stress โ
talk (donโt complain)
๏ฝ Be prepared -- take time to
โsharpen the sawโ
๏ฝ People and situations cause
stress control both