Guide: Designing work to manage psychosocial risks

6 March 2024

SafeWork NSW has created a guide to help businesses manage psychosocial risks.

It is important that key people within your business are aware of their obligations regarding eliminating or minimising psychosocial hazards in your workplace, and how you can achieve meaningful change that creates a safer workplace for all.

Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) and Officers (such as Board members and Executives Directors) must implement control measures to eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks that may harm workers’ psychological or physical health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Senior managers and WHS Professionals who may be providing advice on psychosocial risk management to the PCBU and Officers must also be aware of what the risks are at your workplace, and how you can mitigate them.

Duty holders can most effectively mitigate psychosocial hazards and risks by improving the design of the work, workplace, and systems of work, so workers are not exposed to psychosocial hazards.

SafeWork NSW has created a guide, Designing work to manage psychosocial risks, to help PCBUs and Officers create safer workplaces. While the guide is designed for NSW workplaces, employers in other jurisdictions looking to mitigate psychosocial hazards and risks will find it extremely useful.

More information

SafeWork NSW guide: Designing work to manage psychosocial risks

AMCA webinar recording: Managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace

Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work 

Got a question? Contact AMCA on 1300 475 615 or membership@amca.com.au.