Psychosocial Hazards at Work — Worker Awareness Training | Online WHS Course for Australian and New Zealand Workplaces

Psychosocial hazards are present in almost every Australian and New Zealand workplace — from excessive workload and poor role clarity through to workplace bullying, exposure to traumatic events, and the isolation that comes with remote or FIFO work. Under Australian WHS legislation in every state and territory, and under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in New Zealand, psychosocial hazards are regulated work health and safety risks carrying the same legal weight as a fall hazard or unguarded machinery. Workers are not bystanders in this framework — they carry their own legal duties around psychological health and safety.

This online Psychosocial Hazards at Work — Worker Awareness course gives general workers across all industries a clear, practical understanding of what psychosocial hazards are, where they show up in real workplaces, and what to do about them. It covers the nine recognised categories of psychosocial hazard, the four worker duties under Australian WHS law, the right to be consulted when hazards are identified and managed, how to recognise early warning signs in yourself and workmates, and how to raise a concern or access support — safely and without risk of adverse consequences.

A choose your Australian State, Territory or New Zealand option at the start of the course ensures you see the legislation, Code of Practice, and support services specific to where they work. The course is aligned with the model WHS Act and Regulations in force across all Australian jurisdictions, including the most recent amendments in New South Wales (WHS Regulation 2025), Victoria (Psychological Health Regulations 2025), South Australia (Psychosocial Risks Amendment Regulations 2023), and Western Australia (WHS (General) Regulations 2022). New Zealand learners are covered under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

Who Should Complete This Course

• Workers in any industry or role who want to understand their rights and responsibilities around workplace psychological health and safety
• New starters and contractors entering workplaces covered by a psychosocial hazard management system or Code of Practice — this course provides documented baseline awareness for site induction and WHS compliance purposes
• Workers required to demonstrate knowledge of their own WHS duties and psychosocial hazards as part of a broader psychosocial risk management program

What You Will Learn

• What a psychosocial hazard is under Australian WHS law and New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act — why psychological harm counts as a work health and safety risk in its own right, regardless of whether it also causes physical injury, and how the law has changed across jurisdictions since 2022.
• The nine recognised categories of psychosocial hazard — job demands, low job control, poor support, poor workplace relationships, role clarity, poor change management, remote and isolated work, exposure to traumatic events, and fatigue — with real-world examples.
• How to recognise early warning signs of psychosocial risk in yourself and your workmates — the behavioural, physical, and performance indicators that suggest something is wrong, this includes identifying anxiety, depression and how the bodies stress response works.
• Workplace bullying, harassment, and discrimination as psychosocial hazards — the legal distinction between bullying (repeated, unreasonable behaviour creating a WHS risk) and harassment (unwanted conduct related to a protected attribute) and discrimination, why these sit within WHS law and not only HR or employment law, and how to recognise covert as well as overt forms of each.
• The specific psychosocial risk profile of fatigue, shift work, and FIFO and remote arrangements —how sustained fatigue interacts with safety-critical tasks and high-consequence plant operation, and what the regulator expects from both workers and employers in these contexts.
• The worker duties under s.28 of the WHS Act (s.25 in Victoria, s.45 of the HSWA in New Zealand)— and what these mean in day-to-day practice.
• Your legal right to be consulted when psychosocial hazards are identified and managed — what genuine consultation requires from your employer under and why your input as the person doing the work matters.
• Reporting pathways and your rights when raising a concern — how to raise a psychosocial concern and your legal protections against raising a genuine WHS concern in good faith.
• Crisis support services and workplace mental health resources specific to your state, territory, or country (Australia or New Zealand).

Course cost $69.00 plus GST

Full payment is required prior to enrolment into the course.

Payment can be made using Credit Card, PayPal, and Apple Pay

If you would like to make a group booking or use a Purchase Order, please contact sales@allglobaltraining.com.au

This course is conducted fully online.

Allow for up to 1.5 hrs to complete this course.

Once you have enrolled, the course will remain open to you for 90 days.  You can re-visit the course as many times as you like and resume from where you left off.

• Newest version of Google Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge, or Safari.
  Google Chrome is recommended.

• Browser must have JavaScript enabled (most do)

• Speakers or headphones are required.

• Internet connection with 2.5 Mbps+.

• Check that your company firewall is not blocking the video content.

To successfully complete this course, you will need to have proficiency in reading and typing in English, as well as basic computer skills.

This course is fully online so you will need to have access to a computer, tablet or phone and have an email address to complete your registration.

Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will receive a Certificate of Completion in Psychosocial Hazards at Work Training.