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Psychosocial Risk Management

Psychosocial risk is no longer just a wellbeing issue. It is a workplace risk, leadership issue and compliance priority.

iHR Australia helps organisations identify, assess and control psychosocial risk at work.

We translate psychosocial safety obligations into practical action across work design, leadership, workplace systems and organisational behaviour.

Psychosocial hazards can arise from the way work is designed, managed, supported and experienced. They may relate to workload, role clarity, job control, organisational change, workplace relationships, harmful behaviour, remote work, poor support or exposure to traumatic events and material. These hazards can interact, creating greater risk than any single issue considered in isolation.

The engagement can be appropriate when you need:
  • Psychosocial hazard identification
  • Psychosocial risk assessment
  • Workforce surveys
  • Employee interviews and focus groups
  • Leadership and worker consultation
  • Review of complaints, incidents and workplace data
  • Assessment of work design and management practices
  • Review of policies, procedures and reporting pathways
  • Psychosocial risk and control register
  • Risk-control recommendations
  • Leadership and governance reporting
  • Implementation and control-review support

Psychosocial risk is not managed by a survey, policy or training session alone. Effective control requires evidence, worker consultation and practical changes to how work is designed and managed.

25+ years of experience:
Established experience supporting organisations with workplace investigations and conflict resolution.

Independent and impartial:
Objective evidence assessment, with the investigator separate from your organisation’s outcome decision.

Experienced with complex matters:
Support for sensitive complaints, including investigations involving executives and board members.

Clear findings and practical insight:
Written reports explain our findings, with optional recommendations addressing underlying workplace issues.

Why choose iHR Australia for Psychosocial Risk Management?

Experienced workplace relations advisers. Clear, impartial support.

For more than 25 years, organisations across Australia have trusted iHR Australia to handle sensitive workplace matters with independence, professionalism and care.

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By the numbers

Since 1998

Independent and external workplace relations expertise

1,500+

Clients supported across Australia & New Zealand

500+

Sensitive workplace matters resolved each year

600+

Training programs delivered annually

Our process

1. Understand the workplace context

We clarify the organisation’s work environment, workforce profile, existing systems, known concerns and risk-management priorities.

2. Identify psychosocial hazards

We gather evidence through consultation, workplace data, surveys, interviews, focus groups and reviews of complaints, incidents and current controls.

3. Assess risk and design controls

We consider who may be exposed, how often and for how long, the potential consequences and the most effective practical controls.

4. Implement, monitor and review

We support implementation, clarify accountability and establish measures to monitor whether controls are working and risks remain appropriately managed.

Meet our experts

Experienced specialists helping organisations identify psychosocial hazards, assess workplace risk and design practical controls that strengthen compliance, leadership capability and worker safety.
Steven Booker Consulting Psychologist

Steven Booker

Consulting Psychologist and Senior Facilitator

John Brennan

John Brennan

Senior Workplace Relations Advisor and Facilitator

Nicolette Barnard

Nicolette Barnard

Strategic Human Resources Advisor

Bronwyn Dennis - Training, iHR Australia

Bronwyn Dennis

Manager - Learning Solutions

FAQs

Common questions decision-makers ask about Psychosocial Risk Management

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Next step

Take a more deliberate approach to improve
psychosocial risk management.

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