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Take charge of psychosocial risks. It’s your legal duty.

Leaders now have a positive obligation to ensure their workplaces are mentally safe, supportive, and free from harm, or risk penalties and compliance breaches.

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Prevent toxic workplaces. It’s the law.

Psychosocial hazards aren’t just about stress or long hours. They’re risks in how work is designed, organised, or managed that can cause serious psychological harm, such as excessive workloads, lack of support, bullying, harassment, and toxic cultures. These are no longer just ‘HR issues’; they are critical safety risks under WHS laws.

Leaders now have a positive duty to identify, assess, and control these hazards. Failing to do so can lead to Category 1 offences, with fines up to $16.6 million for organisations and 20 years’ jail or $3.3 million for officers, or Category 2 offences, with fines up to $2.3 million for organisations.

Leaders are also responsible for preventing toxic work environments by stopping sexual harassment and sex-based harassment, which both contribute to a harmful workplace culture. Failing to act risks breaching multiple laws, including the Respect@Work Act, discrimination laws, and WHS legislation.

It’s time for leaders to take action. Here’s how we help you manage psychosocial risks effectively:

Legally up-to-date training

Ensure managers and employees understand what psychosocial hazards are, their legal obligations, and how to prevent risks.

Engaging and role-specific modules

Courses tailored for leaders and employees, with interactive scenarios that build awareness, confidence, and practical skills.

Reduce non-compliance risk

Meet WHS and Respect@Work obligations while building a culture where people feel safe and supported.

Clear tracking and insights

Monitor completions, test knowledge retention, identify gaps, and demonstrate compliance easily when auditors come knocking.

Compliance training designed to prevent psychosocial risks

At Safetrac, we provide comprehensive compliance training that equip your employees, leaders, and managers with the knowledge and tools to identify, manage, and prevent psychosocial hazards.

Psychosocial Hazards Training for Employees

Ensure your staff understand what psychosocial hazards are, how they impact mental health and safety, and their responsibilities in identifying and managing these risks.

Key Benefits:

  • Covers WHS psychosocial hazard training requirements and legal duties.

  • Engaging and interactive modules that build awareness and confidence.

  • Available in multiple formats to suit diverse learning needs.

  • Rigorous testing to ensure understanding of psychosocial risks and safe work practices.

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Psychosocial Hazards Training for Managers and Leaders

Ensure your managers and leaders understand how to identify, manage, and reduce psychosocial risks to protect mental health and foster a supportive, compliant workplace.

Key Benefits:

  • Covers WHS psychosocial hazard management requirements and legal obligations for leaders.
  • Engaging and interactive modules with practical scenarios and guidance.
  • Customisable content to align with your organisation’s policies and leadership goals.
  • Designed specifically for managers and leaders to build awareness, resilience, and proactive risk management skills.
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Recommended courses

Organisations often include the following courses in their training programs.

Core Compliance

Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment for Employees – Online Training

Ensure your staff understand the harmful implications of bullying and harassment in the workplace and how to recognise and prevent this type of behaviour to create a respectful workplace for all.

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Core Compliance

Discrimination Prevention for Employees

Ensure your staff recognise the types of behaviour that are considered discriminatory and what behaviour is acceptable and unacceptable in the workplace.

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Core Compliance

Respect@Work: Preventing Sexual Harassment for Leaders

Empower leaders with invaluable insights and practical knowledge to tackle the widespread issue of sexual harassment in the workplace and know how to address any unacceptable behaviour.

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Core Compliance

Respect at Work for Employees – Online Training

Safetrac’s Respect at Work online training equips your team with practical skills to build a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace, prevent sexual harassment, and meet your legal obligations.

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Core Compliance

Respect@Work: Positive Duty Guidelines for Leaders

Ensure your managers clearly understand what their obligations are around the positive duty to prevent sexual and gender-based harassment in the workplace.

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Core Compliance

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Online Training

Build a workplace where everyone feels valued and included with our diversity, equity, and inclusion online training. This course equips your staff with practical tools and strategies to embrace diversity, promote equity, and create a more inclusive and respectful environment for all.

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Core Compliance

Equal Employment Opportunity for Managers

Ensure your managers understand the harmful implications of discrimination, bullying and harassment in the workplace and how to recognise, prevent and deal with this type of behaviour to create a respectful workplace for all.

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Core Compliance

Unconscious Bias Awareness

Ensure your staff recognise how unconscious bias can contribute to discrimination and the negative impact it can have in the workplace. Ensuring they understand this connection is essential to fostering a fair, inclusive, and respectful working environment.

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Environmental, Social and Governance

Appropriate Behaviour at Work Functions

Equip your team to ensure they behave appropriately at work functions and understand what behaviour is respectful and acceptable.

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Environmental, Social and Governance

Mental Health Obligations for Managers

Ensure that your managers and leaders fully grasp their pivotal role in fostering and sustaining a mentally healthy workplace and understand that the way they interact with staff members can significantly impact their mental well-being.

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Environmental, Social and Governance

Resilience and Mental Health

Ensure that your employees are equipped with the tools and knowledge to build mental resilience and effectively manage stress in the workplace.

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Environmental, Social and Governance

Workplace Violence and Aggression in a Retail Environment

equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes workplace violence and aggression, along with strategies to manage and mitigate these risks.

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How Safetrac helps you create a safe and compliant workplace

Our award-winning courses and platform are designed to meet legal obligations and build a culture of safety and compliance in your workplace.

Tailored training

Our psychosocial hazards online training courses can be customised to align with your organisation’s specific needs, making the training relevant and impactful.

Training management

Our compliance platform makes it easier to track training completion, monitor compliance, and access detailed reporting, giving you full visibility and control over your workplace environment.

Ongoing legal updates

We continuously update our content to reflect the latest legislative changes and best practices, ensuring that your organisation remains compliant and committed to respect and safety.

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Why choose Safetrac

25+ years’ experience

We have successfully been putting businesses on the Safetrac since 1999.

Preferred ASX-listed partner

Our platform and courses are the top choice for leading ASX-listed corporations.

Award-winning programs

We have won LearnX APAC’s Best Compliance Training Program for 14 consecutive years.

ISO accredited 

Renowned for top-quality compliance courses, seamless rollout and customer service.

Legally updated content

Our courseware is updated in real-time with legislative changes, ensuring accuracy always.

Trusted partner

No annual training client has been found inadequate by regulators, with 97% client retention.

Frequently asked questions

Here are answers to common questions to help you understand your obligations and how Safetrac can support your compliance journey.

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What are psychosocial hazards?

Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work design, organisation, management, or the social environment that can cause psychological or physical harm. They include excessive workloads, unrealistic deadlines, lack of support, bullying, harassment, job insecurity, and poor work-life balance. These hazards can lead to stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, and other health issues if not properly identified and managed in the workplace.

What’s changed in the law?

Employers now have a positive duty to proactively identify and manage psychosocial hazards as part of WHS compliance.

What are the consequences of failing to address psychosocial hazards in the workplace?

Failure to manage psychosocial hazards can lead to serious legal penalties. Under Category 1 offences, organisations can face fines of up to $16.6 million, while officers may face fines up to $3.3 million or 20 years’ imprisonment for reckless or gross negligence. Category 2 offences can result in fines up to $2.3 million for organisations and $464,000 for officers.

Other consequences include enforceable undertakings requiring costly corrective actions, workers’ compensation claims, personal liability for officers and managers, reputational damage, and significant impacts on employee wellbeing, productivity, and organisational performance.

Why is training essential?

Training builds awareness, empowers action, and embeds compliance into your culture, ensuring you don’t just tick a box but truly protect your people.

Can Safetrac’s training be customised to reflect our organisation's needs?

Yes, Safetrac’s training can be fully customised to align with your organisation’s specific policies and requirements, ensuring that your employees receive relevant and impactful training.

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