PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS & WORKER WELLBEING

^{Recognise the risks. Protect your people. Build a healthier workplace.}

^{Course Overview}

Psychosocial hazards can arise from the way work is designed, organised and managed, as well as from workplace behaviours, relationships and environmental conditions.

The Psychosocial Hazards & Worker Wellbeing course provides participants with practical knowledge to recognise common psychosocial hazards, understand how they may affect workers, and contribute to a workplace that protects both psychological and physical health.

Using practical workplace examples and scenarios, participants explore how hazards such as excessive job demands, poor support, bullying, harassment, conflict, remote or isolated work and exposure to traumatic events can affect worker wellbeing.

The course focuses on early identification, prevention, consultation and effective risk controls, rather than simply responding after harm has occurred.

^{What You Will Learn}

Participants will develop an understanding of:

What psychosocial hazards are and why they matter
The relationship between psychosocial hazards, psychological health and worker wellbeing
Common workplace psychosocial hazards, including:
- High or low job demands
- Low job control
- Poor support
- Lack of role clarity
- Poor organisational change management
- Inadequate recognition and reward
- Poor organisational justice
- Remote or isolated work
- Workplace conflict
- Bullying and harassment
- Violence and aggression
- Traumatic events or material
How to recognise early warning signs of psychosocial risk
How multiple hazards can combine and increase the risk of harm
The importance of worker consultation and psychological safety
Practical approaches to controlling psychosocial risks
The role of managers and supervisors in supporting worker wellbeing
How workers can raise concerns through appropriate workplace channels
The importance of confidentiality, respectful communication and early intervention

^{Who Should Enrol?}

This course is suitable for:

Managers and supervisors
Team leaders
HR and People & Culture personnel
WHS and compliance personnel
Workplace health and safety representatives
Labour hire providers and host employers
Operations and production managers
Workers with supervisory responsibilities
Businesses seeking to strengthen workplace wellbeing practices

^{No Prerequisites}

There are no prerequisites for this course.

^{Why This Course Matters}

Psychosocial hazards are workplace hazards and should be managed systematically, just like physical safety risks.

Building awareness helps organisations move beyond simply responding to individual wellbeing concerns and towards identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing preventative controls at their source.