Course Information
A Practical Guide for Employers Operating in Victoria
A Practical Guide for Employers Operating in Victoria
Psychosocial hazards now sit at the centre of workplace safety obligations in Victoria. Moreover, employers must identify these hazards and control the risks they create.
Employers must eliminate psychosocial risks so far as is reasonably practicable. If they cannot eliminate a risk, they must reduce it as far as they reasonably can.
The Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 commenced on 1 December 2025. Together, these regulations and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 establish the duties that Victorian employers must follow.
Therefore, employers need a clear and systematic approach to psychological health.
Managing Psychosocial Hazards in Victorian Workplaces gives employers, managers and people with OHS responsibilities practical guidance for meeting these duties.
First, learners examine common psychosocial hazards and how they can arise. For example, hazards may come from work design, systems of work, management practices or workplace interactions.
Next, learners explore how to identify hazards and assess the risks they create. Then, the course covers practical and proportionate control measures.
Also, learners examine consultation requirements involving employees and Health and Safety Representatives. In addition, the course explains the documentation that employers should maintain.
Finally, learners consider when to monitor, review and revise control measures.
This course focuses on compliance, systems and evidence. However, it does not treat psychological health as a general wellbeing issue. Instead, it applies the same structured risk-management approach that employers use for physical safety hazards.
As a result, learners gain a clearer understanding of the actions they need to take and the evidence regulators may expect. Ultimately, the course helps employers create safer workplaces and demonstrate effective risk management.
What You’ll Learn
- Employer duties under the Victorian OHS Act and Psychological Health Regulations
- What psychosocial hazards are and how they arise
- How to identify and assess psychosocial risks
- How to implement practical and proportionate controls
- Consultation requirements involving employees and HSRs
- Documentation, monitoring and review requirements
- How to incorporate psychosocial risk management into existing OHS systems
Clear obligations. Practical controls. Built for compliance.
Overall, this course gives Victorian employers a practical framework for managing psychosocial hazards before issues escalate.
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