The Psychosocial Series
Dive into articles that provide expert advice and practical solutions for workplaces.
This year’s focus is on preventing the psychosocial hazard of workplace bullying.
We have developed a more in-depth series which explains how to apply those legal principles to the psychosocial hazard of workplace bullying.
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Overview articles - The WHS Basics for psychosocial risks
‘Work Design’ articles - How to manage psychosocial risks through good work design
As well as writing some guides to explain these concepts, we have also developed a series of webinars and a podcast where we interview subject matter experts who can provide some simple and practical measures into your business systems, making it easier for you to comply.
It’s confusing enough to understand what the word ‘psychosocial’ actually means, let alone know how to manage the workplace risks which it describes.
An Overview
Get clear on what the WHS laws prescribe when it comes to managing psychosocial hazards, and the types of harm that can result if a PCBU’s psychosocial risks aren’t managed effectively.
The WHS Laws
Backed by research, this guide describes three of the most popular models that explain how workplace features can impact a person's mental health, both positively and negatively.
The Risks
Knowing the risk is one thing – acting on it is another. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to manage psychosocial risks, with a focus on real workplace behaviours and organisation-wide change.
The Control Measures
Get to know ‘Work Design’
Learn how poor work design – such as excessive workloads, role ambiguity, and unclear systems of work – can create psychosocial risks in the workplace.
Work Design:
What it is and what a PCBU needs to know
This article draws from SafeWork NSW’s guide and explains how a PCBU can develop a job or task hazard analysis using information from a work audit.
Work Design:
Next steps
This guide provides hints about SafeWork NSW’s expectations for PCBUs managing psychosocial risks via work design. Discover key points in this article.