STRESS! I haven't got time for Stress!

Stress in the workplace continues to increase and remains one of the most common causes of absence from work. In 2013 a survey undertaken for the HSE showed 10.4 million working days lost due to stress.

We all experience stress on some level, and small amounts of stress can help us focus on the task in hand and motivate us to move forward. It is when stress becomes continual and unmanageable, that physical and psychological problems occur. Generally, people are reluctant to recognise and acknowledge the sights and symptoms of stress in themselves perceiving it as a weakness. We are reluctant to acknowledge it in others as generally we are are at a loss as what to do about it! Hence, a vicious circle develops, and as is the nature of stress, it doesn't disappear - it increases.

SHP recently published an article to remind employers of their legal duties in relation to stress in the workplace. The article highlights ways in which employers must identify, monitor and evaluate stress levels among their workforce, and reminds us that protecting the health, safety and welfare of employees is a legal duty and the management of stress falls into this category.

C&D offer Stress Awareness and Stress Management Courses which are specifically aimed at helping with the identification of stress, it's both assessment and management and can be specifically tailored to accommodate your company requirements.

For more information contact jill@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Workplace Stress - Don't let it stress you out

According to the mental health charity Mind, one in every six workers are trying to cope with a mental health problem such as depression, anxiety or stress, and research has shown that it is their working lives that cause the issues rather than financial or personal worries.

Mind has a wealth of resources on it's website on how to improve mental health in the working environment along with a great FREE guide for managers and HR professionals, "How to take stock of mental health in your workplace". This guide coupled with a C&D Stress Management Course will allow you to recognise stress triggers and how to deal with the outcomes of those triggers thus ensuring a happier, less stressed and more efficient workforce.

Why not book a Stress Management Course now by emailing john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk

C&D Consultancy increase the number of trainers to meet heavy demand for new courses

Following two months of increased orders for the new suite of training courses offered by C&D we have decided to invest in training our staff to ensure that we have more people able to deliver training courses to the PTTLS standard.

Mike Kehoe and Craig Wilkinson (both better known for their work on site with Safedem Ltd and Connell Brothers) are currently completing their PTTLS training in order that C&D can offer a total of TEN trainers with that qualification to deliver demolition related training across the UK and the World.

Initially we expected that four trainers would meet all of our training needs, but the recent order from Rammer for breaker training Worldwide, the great feedback from the toolbox talks videos, and the growth in orders for bespoke environmental, diversity and stress management courses has shown us that we were wrong.

The ongoing investment in the PTTLS courses will ensure that we continue to offer quality training by approved trainers at any time day or night to keep our customers' workforces fully trained.