How to Design Controls for Reducing Psychosocial Risk

Topic: Designing Effective Controls for Reducing Psychosocial Risk

Creating safer workplaces starts with understanding how to design and implement controls that reduce psychosocial risks. This webinar provides practical insights into the psychosocial safety hierarchy of control and explores strategies for tailoring interventions to specific hazards. Learn how to prioritise mental health in policies, empower leaders to act as role models, and integrate worker participation into risk management. Real-world case studies illustrate successful outcomes, showing how thoughtful design and evaluation of controls can improve employee well-being and productivity.

In this webinar you will learn:

• How to apply the psychosocial safety hierarchy of control
• Effective strategies for designing interventions to manage psychosocial risks
• The importance of leadership in fostering a culture of mental health awareness
• How to align resources and demands to prevent worker strain
• Practical examples of risk reduction through job design, recovery strategies, and recognition

About the Presenter:

Dr. Tessa Bailey is a registered psychologist who completed her PhD focusing on lead indicators for worker psychological health and safety, for which she received the 2019 Ian Davey Award for the most outstanding PhD thesis at the University of South Australia. She has experience working in the areas of human resource management, injury preventions, and injury management.

In her prior role as a Research Fellow at UniSA Dr. Bailey assisted with coordinating the Australian Workplace Barometer project which analysed data on working conditions, worker health, and productivity outcomes for over 7,000 workers across Australia.

Her focus on applied practice led to the creation of The OPUS Centre for Psychosocial Risk working with industry partners to design integrated workforce health and safety systems that provide a psychologically safe environment, protect worker health, and promote wellbeing. As a Consultant Dr. Bailey has assisted organisations from a wide range of industries to design safe systems of work that optimise worker health and productivity outcomes.