Managing Psychosocial Risk at Work.
Why This Matters Now.
Recent changes to Australia’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation have made it mandatory for all organisations to identify and manage psychosocial hazards—in the same way physical risks are handled. Psychosocial hazard is a collective term for those hazards that primarily impact one's psychological system, affecting thoughts, perceptions, emotions, expectations, and behaviours. Under the updated WHS Act and ISO 45003, Leaders are personally accountable for managing psychosocial risks.
Psychosocial risks include:
Stress and burnout
High job demands and low role clarity
Exposure to distressing content or trauma
Bullying, conflict, or poor team dynamics
Poorly managed change and uncertainty
Many leaders are unsure how to address rising challenges life adversity, personal trauma and caring for employees in catastrophic situations.If left unmanaged, these risks can lead to serious harm—impacting employee wellbeing, workplace culture, and your legal compliance.
My Approach: Practical. Consultative. Human-Centred.
Supporting you to identify, assess and manage risk. Partnering with you to create positive change in your organisation, your community and yourself.
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Discovery Session
We start with a focused conversation to understand your context, goals, and existing systems.
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Risk Assessment
Using a blend of interviews, a scenario-based tool and document review—designed to suit your needs and size.
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Workforce Consultation
Engaging culture carriers to surface real experiences and increase engagement with outcomes.
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Risk Profile Presentation
A clear, accessible summary of key risks, linked to WHS legislation, Including tailored recommendations and practical strategies.
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Leadership Debrief
Helping your team explore options, set priorities, and prepare for next steps with clarity and confidence.
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Ongoing support
Regular check-ins and follow ups to ensure sustainable implementation and stickiness of recommendations.
If you’re a leader, here’s some steps that you can engage in to prepare for the upcoming regulations-
Educate yourself on psychosocial risks. In preparation of the new regulations, leaders should take steps to educate themselves on the regulations. Psychosocial hazards are currently a strong buzz word, but they are quite complex and require leaders to have both the knowledge and skills to bring them to light in performance conversations. Therefore, it is important that leaders stay informed and keep up to date with WorkSafe regulations.
Ensure Compliance with New Psychosocial Regulations.
I partner with you to move beyond compliance checklists toward building mentally healthy, resilient workplaces.
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