Psychosocial Health and Safety Policy Template
Document your organisation's commitment to psychosocial safety.
What's in this psychosocial health and safety policy template
A complete, customisable policy template covering everything Australian organisations need to meet their WHS obligations on psychosocial health. Includes:
- Purpose, scope, and legal context
- Policy statement and organisational commitments
- Roles and responsibilities across management, supervisors, workers, and HR
- All 14 psychosocial hazard domains
- Implementation and risk management framework
- Incident reporting and investigation procedures
- Worker support and EAP information
- Customisation checklist to make sure nothing gets missed
Ready to edit and implement.
How to use this resource
Download the template, insert your organisation's details - names, dates, reporting methods, contact information - and adjust the wording to suit your structure and existing WHS systems.
Get sign-off from senior leadership, then share it with your workforce and integrate it into your WHS documentation and training.
Keep the completed policy on file. When regulators investigate, a signed, dated policy showing your organisation's commitments and procedures is evidence you took psychosocial safety seriously before harm occurred.
Why having a Psychosocial Health and Safety Policy matters
Under Australian WHS law, managing psychosocial hazards carries the same legal weight as managing physical safety. Same enforcement. Same penalties. A policy doesn't just demonstrate intent - it establishes the responsibilities, systems, and procedures that prove your organisation is actively managing the risk.
Without one, there's no documented framework. No clear accountability. No evidence for regulators that psychosocial safety was treated as anything more than good intentions.
The problem most organisations have isn't that they don't care. It's that care without documentation doesn't hold up when WorkSafe investigates. A policy is the foundation everything else sits on.
FAQs
Do we need a separate policy for each state?
The template is built on national WHS legislation with state variations noted. One policy covers most organisations — your WHS advisor can confirm if your state requires anything additional.
Is a policy enough to satisfy our compliance obligations?
No - and be cautious of anything that suggests it is. A policy documents your commitment. You still need to identify hazards, assess risks, implement controls, and review their effectiveness. The policy is the foundation. The work happens after.
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