Psychosocial Hazards – for Local Government – Australia

Product Description

Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work

Australian councils now have a duty to provide a psychologically safe workplace for their employees.

Council employees are also responsible for contributing to a positive and supportive workplace culture, as work Health and Safety laws now emphasise the psychosocial risks and hazards that can threaten a person’s wellbeing.

Each person’s work involves a unique set of psychosocial hazards that puts them at risk of poor mental and physical health. These risks can arise out of how a job is designed, the social interactions the job requires and the environment where the work is performed.

Australian councils are now required to proactively address these psychosocial risks. This comprehensive and succinct one-module course complements our Work Health and Safety training, by providing learners with the tools to identify and manage common psychosocial hazards at work. Environmental stressors and inherent risks of work are outlined, and scenario-based learning gives learners the practical skills to address psychosocial hazards and support the welfare of those in the workplace.

The course also explores the four-step risk mitigation process, and outlines what is ‘reasonably practicable’ when attempting to eliminate or minimise risks to workplace health and safety.

Who should do this training?

This training is essential for Australian council employees. Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to a safe workplace by identifying the environmental and social aspects of work that can give rise to psychological (as well as physical) injury.

Specialised WHS/OHS training

In conjunction with with AlertForce, the nationally respected WHS and OHS training company, Alert Force, that specialises in premium compliance training for work health and safety (WHS) /occupational health and safety (OHS), GRC Solutions brings you a suite of specialist training products that, coupled with our comprehensive library of compliance courses and our Salt learning technology, provides a cutting edge solution.

Course Outline

Psychosocial Hazards – for managers and general staff

The cost of psychosocial injury
What is a psychosocial hazard
Common psychosocial hazards
The duty on employers to eliminate or minimise risk of psychosocial hazards occurring
The risk managment process

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