Beyond compliance: A blueprint for people-focused psychosocial risk management

Psychosocial hazards are now recognised as potential risks to workers’ health and safety, and governments across Australia have, or are in the process of, implementing regulations that define legal obligation of employers to manage these risks just like any other workplace hazard.

For example, the Victorian Government has confirmed that new workplace psychosocial hazard regulations will take effect from 1 December 2025, requiring employers to take a risk management approach to psychosocial hazards in the same way as we address physical hazards in the workplace.

While a lot of information is available about the 'What", many leaders are struggling with the "How" of proactively managing psychosocial hazards.

Relying solely on compliance and measuring outputs when it comes to managing psychosocial risk in the workplace runs the risk of only seeing the individual and not the broader system and culture.

Simplistic compliance takes a huge amount of energy (and cost) and limits our ability to enable people to be their full selves.

Join our special guest, Pete Jensen, for this session where he will unpack a blueprint for how to move beyond compliance and enable leaders to turn psychosocial risk management to their cultural advantage by taking a systemic approach. Join ODA for a unique, insightful and practical evening.

Our guest: Pete Larsen, ODA Member and Director, Larsen Jensen Pty Ltd

Pete seamlessly integrates over 20 years’ experience in leadership development, culture transformation and personal mastery training into practical, sensemaking tools to transform personal, team and organisational wellbeing.

Pete believes people have the capacity to be physically, mentally, and emotionally well at work, and specialises in helping leaders create thriving workplaces and positive, engaged cultures.

His unique edge lies in creating awareness, and educating and inspiring leaders and employees to create workplace cultures that are Psychologically Safe, Fit and Thriving.

Clients Pete has worked with directly or as an associate include:

AirNZ, Abigroup, ANZ, AGL, Best and Less, BHP, BMA, Crimtrac, Department of Infrastructure, Drake International, FaHCSIA, Heritage Seeds, Holding Redlich, Leightons, MFB, Shell, Symantec, St George Bank, Thiess, Thales, Transfield Services, Westfarmers, and Westpac.