Psychosocial Safety in the Workplace
0.60 Hrs
SKU: JCOM-40266
This course explores psychosocial hazards—workplace conditions, job demands, and organizational factors that create stress, burnout, or psychological injury. Participants will learn to identify common hazards, including bullying, harassment, excessive workload, and job insecurity. The course examines how these hazards impact both employee well-being and organizational performance, contributing to healthcare costs, absenteeism, and turnover while eroding productivity and creating instability across the workforce.
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Course Details
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Define psychosocial hazards and distinguish them from mental health conditions and normal stress.
- Identify common psychosocial hazards and recognize their impact in high-risk work environments.
- Explain the difference between organizational risk factors and individual coping strategies.
- Describe supervisor responsibilities in identifying and mitigating psychosocial risks.
- Recognize early warning signs of psychosocial harm at the individual and team levels.
- Explain reporting mechanisms, documentation practices, and employer duty of care.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls to manage psychosocial risks at the source.
- Explain the role of psychological safety in supporting reporting and risk reduction.
- Describe how psychosocial risk management integrates into safety management systems and regulatory expectations.
Specs
Course Level
Fundamental
Languages
English
Compatibility
Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive
