Guide · updated November 2026

Psychosocial safety guides for employers

• Psychosocial risk assessment: a template that works
  How to do a psychosocial risk assessment: identify hazards with workers, rate risks, choose controls that change the work, and review. With all 14 common hazards.
• The 14 common psychosocial hazards, with examples and controls
  The common psychosocial hazards from Safe Work Australia's model Code, from job demands to harassment, with what they look like and practical controls.
• NSW: the psychosocial Code became comply-or-justify on 1 July 2026
  From 1 July 2026, NSW businesses must follow approved codes of practice, including the psychosocial hazards Code, or prove an equivalent standard. What to do.
• Victoria's Psychological Health Regulations: what employers must do
  Victoria's OHS (Psychological Health) Regulations started 1 December 2025. Identify psychosocial hazards, eliminate or reduce risks, and know why training alone isn't enough.
• Queensland's psychosocial hazards Code: employer checklist
  Queensland's Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice applies since 1 April 2023. An employer checklist.
• The positive duty to prevent sexual harassment: a small business guide
  Every employer has a positive duty (Sex Discrimination Act s 47C) to prevent sexual harassment. What reasonable and proportionate steps look like for a small business.
• Bullying and harassment policy: what to include
  What a workplace bullying and harassment policy should include: definitions, reporting channels, a fair response procedure and protection from victimisation.
• Psychosocial hazards in office / professional services
  The psychosocial hazards most common in office / professional services (deadline peaks, after-hours email, restructures) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in retail
  The psychosocial hazards most common in retail (customer abuse, short-staffed shifts, opening and closing alone) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in hospitality
  The psychosocial hazards most common in hospitality (late nights, intoxicated patrons, split shifts, heat and noise) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in construction / trades
  The psychosocial hazards most common in construction / trades (long hours, tight programs, site conflict, travel and isolation) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in health, aged or disability care
  The psychosocial hazards most common in health, aged or disability care (client aggression, death and grief, short staffing, working alone in homes) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in education / childcare
  The psychosocial hazards most common in education / childcare (parent aggression, ratios, emotional demands) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in transport / logistics / warehousing
  The psychosocial hazards most common in transport / logistics / warehousing (tight schedules, monitoring, long hours driving alone, road rage) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in manufacturing
  The psychosocial hazards most common in manufacturing (machine-paced work, noise, shift work) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in contact centre / customer service
  The psychosocial hazards most common in contact centre / customer service (call targets, monitoring, abusive callers) and the controls that work.
• Psychosocial hazards in remote, fifo or field work
  The psychosocial hazards most common in remote, fifo or field work (isolation from family, long rosters, camp life) and the controls that work.

More: Psychosocial risk assessment: a template that works · The 14 common psychosocial hazards, with examples and controls · NSW: the psychosocial Code became comply-or-justify on 1 July 2026 · Victoria's Psychological Health Regulations: what employers must do · Queensland's psychosocial hazards Code: employer checklist · The positive duty to prevent sexual harassment: a small business guide · Bullying and harassment policy: what to include · Psychosocial hazards in office / professional services · Psychosocial hazards in retail · Psychosocial hazards in hospitality