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Managing Psychosocial Hazards

The term ‘psychosocial’ relates to the combined influence that psychological factors and the surrounding social environment have on a person’s physical and mental wellness and their ability to function From a workplace perspective, ’psychosocial’ refers to the hidden workplace. For example, social and cultural norms or the way people interact with each other, or the system of work.

Consultancy Overview

Psychosocial hazard identification assesses risks and how they are controlled and managed.

It is important to understand how to control psychosocial hazards or stressors which can lead to conflict, distress, poor physical health or occupational illness, and long-term absence from work.

Typical Psychological Hazards include:

Typical psychosocial hazards in the workplace include:

Bullying
Conflicting demands and lack of role clarity
Lack of control over the way work is done and / or the work rate
Lack of support from colleagues and / or management
Poor communication or lack of communication
Shift work
Job insecurity
Remote working
High dependency clients
Poorly managed organisational change
Lone working

Consultancy Programme

The Managing Pyshchosocial Hazards consultancy service includes:

Your responsibilities as an employer
Employees responsabilities
How to carry out a psychosocial hazards risk assessment
Understanding the main stressors
The hazard of workplace bullying

Consultancy Benefits

As part of the service we will help you to understand psychosocial hazards in the workplace, how to reduce the risk of psychosocial hazards and your responsibilities as an employer and employee. This service is designed to empower you to create a safer workplace for all stakeholders and employees.

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