Course Information
Psychosocial Hazards in Victorian Workplaces
Psychosocial hazards create workplace health and safety risks that Victorian employers need to manage. These hazards can arise from job demands, workload, bullying, exposure to traumatic events, poor support and the way organisations design and manage work.
Managing Psychosocial Hazards in Victorian Workplaces gives employers, managers and people with OHS responsibilities practical guidance on managing these risks. It explains Victorian employer duties, risk management requirements and the role of consultation in creating safer workplaces.
Importantly, employers need to approach psychosocial hazards as workplace risks rather than treating them only as wellbeing concerns. Effective risk management starts with identifying hazards, assessing the associated risks and implementing appropriate controls.
This course moves beyond awareness. It focuses on employer duties, risk management steps, consultation requirements, and documentation expectations. Learners are shown how psychosocial hazards fit within existing WHS systems, rather than being treated as a separate or subjective issue.
Managing Psychosocial Risks in Victoria
In addition, employers need to consider what is reasonably practicable when deciding how to control psychosocial risks. This requires consideration of the likelihood and potential severity of harm, available control measures and other relevant circumstances. The course also examines consultation with employees and health and safety representatives. For example, consultation can help employers identify hazards that may not be immediately obvious and understand how work practices affect employees.
Building Psychosocial Safety into OHS Systems
Rather than creating a separate safety process, employers can incorporate psychosocial risk management into existing OHS systems. As a result, organisations can address these risks through established processes for hazard identification, consultation, risk control, reporting and review.
The course also explains the importance of maintaining appropriate records and reviewing controls. Therefore, employers can use their existing safety systems to demonstrate how they identify risks, implement controls and respond when workplace circumstances change.
Ultimately, effective psychosocial risk management requires ongoing attention rather than a one-off assessment. Employers should continue to consult, review controls and respond to new or changing hazards.
What You’ll Learn:
- What psychosocial hazards are and why they must be managed
- Employer duties under the Victorian OHS Act and Regulations
- Identifying and assessing psychosocial risks in the workplace
- Implementing practical and proportionate control measures
- Consultation with workers and health and safety representatives
- Record-keeping, review, and continuous improvement obligations
Clear obligations. Practical steps. Built for compliance.
This course helps Victorian employers understand what is required, what evidence matters, and how to manage psychosocial risks in a way that meets legal expectations and supports safer workplaces.
