Psychosocial Safety
Psychosocial risk and WHS consulting
AWS provides psychosocial risk and WHS consulting for Australian employers: hazard identification, risk assessment, control design, worker consultation, review cycles and governance reporting. Duties differ by jurisdiction — most states and territories apply WHS laws based on the model framework, with psychosocial requirements adopted through their own regulations, while Victoria regulates under its OHS legislation. AWS works to the law that applies in each of your jurisdictions rather than to the model regulations as though they applied everywhere.
Our approach
Hazard identification
Structured identification of the 14 recognised psychosocial hazards across the operating model.
Risk assessment
Likelihood, consequence and exposure analysis with documented prioritisation.
Control design
Hierarchy-of-control aligned interventions across systems, leaders and teams.
Reporting
Board-level reporting on hazard exposure, controls and incident trends.
Consultation
Consultation with workers and health and safety representatives on hazards and proposed controls, with records that show what was raised and how it was addressed.
Review cycles
Scheduled review of controls after incidents, complaints, restructures and changes in work design, so the risk register reflects current conditions.
Deliverables
The client receives a hazard register, risk assessments, a control and action plan with owners and dates, consultation records, and a reporting pack for the executive or board.
Outcomes
- Documented psychosocial risk register and control plan.
- Board-ready reporting against regulator expectations.
- Well-documented evidence of due diligence under WHS obligations.
Related resources
- Psychosocial hazards: practical steps for Australian employers →
Identification, assessment and control in practical terms.
- Psychosocial risk management: what employers should be reviewing now →
A review agenda for existing psychosocial arrangements.
- Managing psychosocial risk during organisational change →
Change-related hazards and the controls that suit them.
- Managing psychological injury, rehabilitation and return to work →
Where psychosocial risk work meets injury management.
- Psychosocial Hazard Control Review tool →
Self-review of hazards, controls, consultation and evidence gaps.