Describe how to support employees who are affected by a dread disease US

This Unit Standard will lead learners to be able to create a supportive environment where workers are aware about dread disease and how to support themselves and others in terms of accommodating limitations, dealing with emergencies, providing the necessary facilities and being proactive in providing ongoing support.

A manager in the context of this Unit Standard is the manager of a small business and first line managers of business units, team leaders and supervisors in medium and large organisations. The term business unit implies a small business, cost centre, section or department.

The Unit Standard was developed as a means of contributing to change in leadership focus and empowering managers to look at people issues.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
Identifying dread diseases that compromise performance and productivity.
Indicating the minimum legal requirements related to dread disease in the workplace.
Identifying ways of providing an environment that is conducive to disclosure.
Investigating ways of accessing internal and external resources to minimise the effect of dread disease in a workplace.