Procedure
This Psychological health and safety for school staff procedure sets out the practical steps to implement the Psychological Health and Safety policy, and comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025. This procedure must be implemented in consultation with school staff, health and safety representative/s (HSR) (where elected), and the school health and safety committee or equivalent (if established).
The procedure contains the following topics:
- Understanding psychologically healthy and safe workplaces
- Effective consultation and communication for psychological health and safety
- Identifying psychosocial hazards
- Assessing psychosocial risk
- Controlling the risks
- Monitoring and reviewing controls
- Reporting hazards, incidents and injuries
- Record keeping
Introduction to the Psychological Safety and Risk Management procedure
Reviewed 02 December 2025