Psychological Safety and Risk Management

Procedure

This Psychological Safety and Risk Management procedure sets out the practical steps schools must follow to implement the Psychological Safety and Risk Management policy. This procedure must be implemented in consultation with school staff the health and safety representative (HSR) (where elected), and the school health and safety committee or equivalent (if established).

Throughout this procedure, the term ‘psychosocial’ is used to discuss psychological hazards and risks.

The procedure contains the following chapters:

1. Understanding psychological safety and mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
2. Effective consultation and communication for psychological safety
3. Preventing and proactively managing psychosocial hazards
4. Identifying psychosocial hazards
5. Assessing psychosocial risk
6. Controlling the risks
7. Monitoring and reviewing controls
8. Hazard, incident and near miss reporting