Approximately 75% of workers with a physical injury return to work within six months, compared with only around 42% of workers with a psychological injury. The impact extends well beyond the injured worker, a phycological injury can affect productivity, staff retention, customer service experience, recruitment costs, team morale and a business’s work cover premiums.
SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES
Businesses employing 60 equivalent full-time employees (FTE) or less may be eligible to access funded assistance through the WorkSafe Victoria OHS Essentials Program. As a current WorkSafe Victoria OHS Essentials Consultant, Caylene Vincent from Safety Xperts can assist eligible businesses with:
• A comprehensive Psychosocial Risk Management Gap Analysis to assess current compliance and identify areas requiring improvement.
• Review of existing policies, procedures, systems, and training to determine whether they adequately address psychosocial hazards.
• Development or review of up to three workplace policies or procedures relevant to psychological health and safety.
• Practical guidance on meeting Victorian psychosocial hazard requirements.
• A fully anonymous employee survey designed to identify psychosocial hazards and gather meaningful worker feedback.
• Conversion of survey findings into a formal Psychosocial Risk Assessment.
• Development of a prioritised Control and Action Plan to address identified risks and improve workplace psychological safety.
• Guidance on monitoring, reviewing, and continually improving psychosocial risk management within the business.
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