Recommended Readings
Introduction to the Course
What is Psychosocial Risk?
What is Psychosocial Risk Assessment?
Why is Psychosocial Risk Assessment Important?
When should a Psychosocial Risk Assessment be Conducted?
Module 1 Quiz
Prepare the Organisation
Identify Hazards and Assess Risk
Desktop Reviews
Employee Perception Surveys
Module 2 Quiz
Module 3 Overview
Wellbeing Check-in to Identify Hazards
Work Factors Risk Assessment
Interpret Data
Monitoring Psychosocial Hazards and Risks
Module 3 Quiz
Conclusion and Summary
A well-presented, evidence-based course that concisely explains psychosocial risk assessment and the practical steps to make it happen in an organisation. H...
Read MoreA well-presented, evidence-based course that concisely explains psychosocial risk assessment and the practical steps to make it happen in an organisation. Highly recommended for anyone interested in bringing employee wellbeing to the core of their workplace practices.
Read LessI found the training course excellent. Very informative with a wealth of information to consider. At times I found the presentation a little to quick paced ...
Read MoreI found the training course excellent. Very informative with a wealth of information to consider. At times I found the presentation a little to quick paced for me to process the material but this was a personal thing for me and I could easily rewind and relisten. Thanks for the free resource.
Read LessSimple, informative, and effective course for those who would like to understand the basics of preparing Psychosocial risk assessment - a core process in imp...
Read MoreSimple, informative, and effective course for those who would like to understand the basics of preparing Psychosocial risk assessment - a core process in implementing phycological health&safety at work (ISO45003). I got to learn many new aspects of psychological risk assessment. Thanks.
Read LessClear well paced . Would benefit for me in the UK with how it links HSE Management standards which I use all the time when seeing people as a consultant o...
Read MoreClear well paced . Would benefit for me in the UK with how it links HSE Management standards which I use all the time when seeing people as a consultant occupational physician I would like to add Flourishdx as my next step after assessing the individual to influencing management /senior management . The common view in business is that the people are the problem and they do not understand that the root cause may be within the business.
Read LessThere's no "One size fits all" approach to risk assessments, and this course provided a very interesting and informative overview of how to approach psychoso...
Read MoreThere's no "One size fits all" approach to risk assessments, and this course provided a very interesting and informative overview of how to approach psychosocial risk assessments in the organisational setting. I'd recommend it to anyone who has a responsible for organisational wellbeing.
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Well presented, practical and designed for application and implementation
Read LessAnother superb online learning opportunity that has been well designed and clearly communicated. Thanks
Another superb online learning opportunity that has been well designed and clearly communicated. Thanks
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ISO 45003: Psychological health and safety at work is an internationally recognised standard for psychological injury prevention. This foundation course will teach you everything you need to know about the standard including practical implementation.
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Psychosocial risk management is the application of the risk management framework to understanding and preventing harm arising from exposure to psychosocial hazards. The psychosocial risk management process involves four steps, supported by consultation with workers and management commitment and support.
Step 1 of psychosocial risk management involves identifying psychosocial hazards. These are anything in the design, management or social aspects of work that have the potential to cause harm (psychological or physical).
Step 2 of psychosocial risk management involves a psychosocial hazards risk assessment. A psychosocial hazards risk assessment involves considering the likelihood and consequence of harm occurring due to worker exposure to psychosocial hazards. Assessing psychosocial risk should include consideration of the severity of exposure, as well as frequency and duration. A comprehensive psychosocial hazards risk assessment will help you to identify priority areas of the business and specific psychosocial hazards within those groups for targeted intervention.
Steps 3 and 4 of the psychosocial risk management framework involves controlling risks prioritised following the psychosocial risk assessment, then reviewing these controls to determine if they have been effective. The process is a cycle, as psychosocial risk management is about continuous improvement.
The course 'How to conduct a psychosocial risk assessment' is focused primarily on steps 1 and 2 of the psychosocial risk management cycle.
Psychosocial risk is the liklihood and consequence that harm will occur to workers due to exposure to psychosocial hazards.
A psychosocial hazard is anything in the design, management or social aspects of work that have the potential to cause harm (psychological or physical). Common psychosocial hazards include work overload, role ambiguity, low job control, bullying, sexual harassment, exposure to trauma.
ISO 45003 is the internationally agreed standard for psychological health and safety at work. It details how companies can take a best practice approach to workplace mental health through the lens of risk management and continuous improvement (essentially it is an ISO mental health standard). The full name of the standard is ISO 45003:2021 Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks.
Psychosocial risk assessment is the process of determining the liklihood and consequence that harm will occur to workers due to exposure to psychosocial hazards. Psychosocial risk assessment helps to identify priority groups of workers and associated psychosocial hazards to address through elimination of psychosocial hazards or reduction in psychosocial risk through the application of suitable psychosocial risk controls (typically work re-design).
There is no such thing as risk assessment psychology’ per se. However, risk assessment is commonly applied by psychologists to determine the potential for harm at individual or group level. ISO 45003 details a management system approach for practicing psychosocial risk management. That is, consulting with workers to determine their experience of work (psychosocial factors) and identifying the likelihood and consequence of harm due to the severity, frequency and duration of exposure to psychosocial hazards (and their interactions).
Psychological risk assessment should not be confused with psychosocial risk assessment. While psychosocial risk assessment examines the aspects of work that have the potential to cause harm, psychological risk assessment identifies the risk of an individual harming themselves, often as a result of a mental disorder. Psychological risk assessment does not meet the obligations of employers to create a mentally healthy and safe workplace, that is the purpose of psychosocial risk management.
