REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Psychosocial Hazards
Workplaces have a responsibility to eliminate, or where that’s not possible, minimise the risk of harm to workers mental health and wellbeing caused by hazards.
MHET offer a range of services to support you in addressing regulatory requirements of Psychosocial Hazards, Psychological Safety and Hazard Identification.
What are
Psychosocial Hazards?
According to SafeWork Australia, psychosocial hazards are any hazards in a workplace that arise from or in relation to:
- the design or management of work
- the working environment
- plant at a workplace, or
- workplace interactions or behaviours; and
- may cause psychological and physical harm.
The factors at work that may be a hazard include:
- Job demands
- Low job control
- Poor support
- Lack of role clarity
- Poor organisational change management
- Inadequate reward and recognition
- Poor organisational justice
- Traumatic events or material
- Remote or isolated work
- Poor physical environment
- Violence and aggression
- Bullying
- Harassment including sexual harassment
- Conflict or poor workplace relationships and interactions
Where the above factors cause stress to a worker there is an increased risk of harm, particularly where the stress is frequent and prolonged over time.
The harm caused may be psychological and/or physical in nature.
of serious workcover claims were attributed to mental health conditions
2023/24 Safework Australia
median time lost from work due to mental health conditions
2023/24 Safework Australia
of serious mental health claims were due to workplace pressure
2023/24 Safework Australia
of serious mental health claims are due to harassment and workforce bullying
2023/24 Safework Australia
Our Training
Mental Health Education and Training supports organisations understand regulatory requirements, explain what hazards are and where to start through our introductory workshops.
MHET specialises in the leadership skills required to support the work processes that protect workers from harm.
MHET offer a range of services to support you in addressing regulatory requirements:
- Psychosocial Hazard 101: What’s required? Who’s responsible?
- Building Psychological Safety to enhance risk management
- Hazard identification consultancy: 1on1, focus groups & MIBO technology platform
We also offer consultancy services in the hazard identification and risk assessment process, most commonly through focus group work.
In order to support identification of hazards at your workplace and assess risk of harm, MHET partners with MIBO a regulator endorsed psychosocial hazards and risk management technology platform.
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If you’d like to know more details about our MHFA programs, we invite you to join trainer Nicole on a no-obligation discovery call.
During our chat by phone or Zoom, Nicole can learn more about your workplace needs and connect your organisation with the best fitting program(s).
We can discuss if a standard package, or more customised training is best suited to your needs.
There are many ways MHET can boost your Mental Health and Wellbeing management at work! Ask Nicole about keynotes, workshops and our array of resources.
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