Psychosocial Safety for Managers
Psychosocial Safety for Managers helps leaders recognise psychosocial hazards, respond appropriately when workplace concerns are raised and take practical action to create safer working conditions.
Managers play an important role in shaping how work is designed, organised and experienced. However, they may feel uncertain about their responsibilities, how to distinguish workplace risk from individual wellbeing, or how to respond without becoming an investigator, counsellor or clinician.
This practical program translates psychosocial safety concepts into everyday management decisions and conversations.
What participants will learn
Training can help managers:
Understand psychosocial hazards and how they may arise
Recognise workplace factors that can contribute to psychological harm
Distinguish psychosocial risk management from individual wellbeing initiatives
Identify early warning signs within teams and work systems
Respond constructively when an employee raises a concern
Consult workers about psychosocial hazards and possible controls
Consider practical actions within the manager’s authority
Document, escalate and refer concerns appropriately
Understand confidentiality, procedural fairness and role boundaries
Support improvements without promising outcomes they cannot control
Who this training suits
This program is suitable for supervisors, team leaders, managers, senior leaders, HR professionals and health and safety personnel.
It can be adapted for organisations beginning their psychosocial risk-management journey or used to strengthen manager capability within an established safety framework.
Delivery and customisation
Psychosocial Safety for Managers is non-accredited and customisable. Examples, scenarios and activities can reflect the organisation’s industry, workforce, policies and operating environment.
Training is available face-to-face in Dubbo and across regional NSW, with online delivery available nationally.
Organisational benefits
The program can create greater consistency in how managers recognise, discuss and escalate psychosocial concerns. It also helps connect organisational policies with the everyday decisions that shape people’s experience of work.