Psychosocial hazards are now a core work health and safety obligation across Australia. Leaders, managers and officers are increasingly expected to demonstrate that they understand psychosocial risk, can identify hazards early and make informed, defensible decisions to prevent harm.

This one-day Psychosocial Risk Leadership course provides the essential foundations for managing psychosocial risk in line with WHS legislation, Safe Work guidance and contemporary risk management practice.

This course focuses on leadership understanding and decision-making, not just awareness. Participants will learn how psychosocial hazards arise, how they interact with systems of work and what effective psychosocial risk management looks like before attempting to document or formalise controls.

This workshop also serves as Day 1 of our Psychosocial Risk Management program. Participants may later progress to Day 2 – Psychosocial Risk Register Workshop, which focuses on building and implementing a compliant psychosocial risk register.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for:

• Business owners and company directors

• Officers under WHS legislation

• Managers and supervisors

• WHS professionals and advisors

• HR professionals involved in risk, wellbeing or compliance

• Anyone responsible for identifying, managing or influencing psychosocial risk

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand psychosocial hazards and how they differ from traditional WHS hazards

• Interpret psychosocial risk duties under WHS legislation

• Identify common psychosocial risk drivers within systems of work

• Recognise early indicators of psychosocial harm

• Apply a structured risk management approach to psychosocial hazards

• Understand what “reasonably practicable” looks like in psychosocial risk management

• Prepare for the development of a psychosocial risk register or action plan

Course Content

This workshop covers:

• Psychosocial hazards and psychological health at work

• Legal duties of PCBUs, officers, managers and workers

• Safe Work Australia guidance and regulatory expectations

• Psychosocial risk vs wellbeing initiatives – understanding the difference

• Common psychosocial risk drivers (work design, role clarity, workload, conflict, change, exposure to trauma, violence and aggression)

• Identifying psychosocial hazards across different industries

• Risk assessment principles for psychosocial hazards

• Control selection and hierarchy considerations for psychosocial risk

• The role of leadership, consultation and communication

• Preparing your organisation for effective psychosocial risk documentation and registers

Practical examples and facilitated discussions are used throughout to connect concepts to real workplaces.

Course Format

• Duration: 1 day

• Delivery: Face-to-face

• Learning style: Facilitated workshop with practical discussion and applied examples

• Assessment: Formal assessment for students wishing to obtain the Nationally Recognised Unit of Competency

• Certificate: Certificate of Completion issued and Statement of Attainment for BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS Risk Management

National Unit of Competency

Upon successful completion of this course and subsequence online assessment, students will be issued with a Statement of Attainment for BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS Risk Management. Orana Skills Centre are in a working partnership with Training Education and Management Services (TEAMS) RTO 91852 who will be the issuer of Academic Transcripts and Qualifications, which means we can provide Nationally Accredited Training. 

Pathway to Day 2 – Psychosocial Risk Register Workshop

This course is designed as a standalone leadership program and also as the recommended prerequisite for:

Psychosocial Risk Register Workshop (Day 2)

Participants who complete this course will be well prepared to move into the applied workshop focused on:

• Developing a psychosocial risk register

• Documenting hazards, risk assessments and controls

• Aligning registers with legislative expectations

• Reviewing and maintaining psychosocial risk documentation

Participants may attend Day 2 at a later date if desired.

Why Choose Orana Skills Centre

Orana Skills Centre specialises in risk-based WHS and critical control management. Our psychosocial risk programs are designed to:

• Align with WHS legislation and regulator expectations

• Focus on practical, defensible decision-making

• Integrate psychosocial risk into existing risk management systems

• Support leaders to move beyond “tick-the-box” approaches

This course is delivered by experienced risk and WHS professionals with deep expertise in psychosocial risk management, auditing and assurance.

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Our courses fill quickly, and places are limited to maintain interaction and supported learning.