This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety. It requires the ability to identify psychosocial hazards, assess their risk, and implement control methods for psychosocial hazards that apply in the workplace.

The unit applies to those with work health and safety (WHS) supervisory responsibilities who work in a range of WHS roles across all industries, and apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

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1. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.

2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia (SWA) for further information.

3. Safe Work Australia national guidance material refers to ‘psychosocial hazards or factors’ as ‘anything in the design or management of work that increases the risk of work-related stress’ and states that ‘work-related stress if prolonged and/or severe can cause both psychological and physical injury’. (SWA, Work-related psychological health and safety: A systematic approach to meeting your duties)

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Review and analyse legislative requirements applicable to psychological health and safety
Determine workplace responsibilities relating to psychological health and safety
Determine roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in relation to managing psychological health and safety
Identify work-related psychosocial hazards in own workplace, and factors contributing to them
Access and store information, data and advice to assist with identifying work-related psychosocial hazards according to legislative requirements
Consult with workers and other required stakeholders to confirm identified work-related psychosocial hazards
Develop and maintain a register of identified work-related psychosocial hazards according to legislative requirements
Identify and consult with individuals and/or parties who should participate in risk assessment of identified work-related psychosocial hazards
Assess frequency and duration of exposure to identified work-related psychosocial hazards, and determine severity of risk
Record psychosocial risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures
Contribute to determining required risk controls for identified work-related psychosocial hazards according to the hierarchy of control measures
Contribute to selecting risk controls that address identified work-related psychosocial hazards and control risks
Communicate selected risk controls to required stakeholders according to organisational policies and procedures
Establish strategy and timeframe for reviewing risk controls for identified work-related psychosocial hazards
Consult with individuals and/or parties to review risk controls
Evaluate effectiveness of risk controls and document areas for improvement

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