Beyond Compliance: Managing Psychosocial Risk in Practice

Following our recent webinar, join us in person for a practical session focused on moving psychosocial risk management from compliance to practice.

With workplace expectations, regulatory scrutiny and potential penalties continuing to increase, simply identifying psychosocial hazards and ticking a box is no longer enough. Employers need to understand what good psychosocial risk management looks like in practice, from responding to WorkSafe inspections and notices, to assessing risks, consulting with workers and implementing effective prevention and management strategies.

This interactive session brings together legal, WorkCover and workplace prevention experts to unpack the practical challenges employers face and provide guidance you can take back to your workplace.

What we’ll cover

Understanding your compliance obligations
What does psychosocial health and safety legislation actually require? We’ll clarify some of the terminology around psychosocial hazards, risk assessments and compliance, and explore how employers can take a proactive approach rather than waiting for an incident or regulatory intervention.

What happens when WorkSafe comes knocking?
Gain insight into what employers need to know when an inspector enters the workplace, including how to understand and respond to notices, ask the right questions, communicate with inspectors and ensure managers understand their obligations.

From identifying risks to actually managing them
Move beyond simply identifying hazards. Explore what effective controls look like in practice, how consultation fits into the process, and why prevention needs to address organisational risks, not just individual wellbeing.

Real-world case studies and complex situations
Hear practical examples of psychosocial risks including fatigue, long shifts, occupational aggression and mental health claims. We’ll explore what employers can learn from these scenarios and how they can strengthen their own systems.

WorkCover, mental health claims and fitness for work
Understand some of the practical challenges associated with managing mental health conditions and claims, including rejected claims, complex cases, fitness-for-work assessments and how employers can appropriately manage these situations.

Hands-on Risk Register Workshop

The session will finish with a practical workshop designed to help you put the discussion into action.

Working through a realistic workplace scenario, we’ll explore:

• How to identify psychosocial hazards

• What belongs on a psychosocial risk register

• How to assess and prioritise risks

• What effective controls and prevention measures can look like

• How organisational factors can contribute to psychosocial risk

• How to move from identifying a hazard to implementing meaningful action

This is an opportunity to ask questions, work through real scenarios and leave with a clearer understanding of what good psychosocial risk management looks like in your workplace.

Who should attend?

This session is particularly relevant for:

• Business owners and senior leaders

• HR and People & Culture professionals

• Health & Safety / WHS professionals

• Managers and supervisors

• Workplace relations professionals

• Anyone responsible for psychosocial risk management in their organisation

Why attend?

Practical guidance. Real scenarios. Expert perspectives. Tools you can use.

Whether you are building your psychosocial risk management approach from the ground up or looking to strengthen an existing system, this session will help you understand the expectations and, most importantly, how to put them into practice.