Safe Work NSW_Designing Work to Manage Psychosocial Risks

This guide offers practical support for duty holders including Persons Conduction a Business (PCBU’s) and Offices, to use work design to manage the risk of psychosocial hazards. This guide has been prepared which complies with obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW) (WHS Regulation) and align to the NSW Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work 2021 (the Code of Practice).

A PCBU must implement control measures to eliminate psychosocial risks so far as is reasonably practicable. If that is not reasonably practicable, they must minimise psychosocial risks that may harm workers’ psychological or physical health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Including;

What is work design

What you must do to comply

Recommended approaches to manage risk

How to use work design as a risk control measure

Edition February 2024