More information on psychological health and safety

See the mental health initiatives that Comcare is leading or is part of and visit the Office Safety Tool which has tips and guidance on a range of physical an psychosocial workplace hazards.

Psychological health and safety

• Work-related Psychological Health and Safety: A Systematic Approach to Meeting your Duties guide – Safe Work Australia.
• Working Well: An Organisational Approach to Preventing Psychological Injury guide (PDF, 359.7 KB) – Comcare's guide to organisational health.
• Psychosocial risk assessment tools - Comcare has compared 3 psychosocial risk assessment tools so you can consider which one is best for your workplace.

Hazards and risks

• Case studies
• Risk management - snapshot (PDF, 187.9 KB)
• Identify, assess and control hazards
• How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice
• The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–22

Work demands guidance

• Managing work demands checklist (PDF, 299.9 KB) is a starting point for employers, managers, supervisors, and workers to prevent and manage the risks of job demands.
• Practical guidance for Employers: Work demands set the standard (PDF, 4.5 MB) will help you understand and identify work-related stress, then proactively eliminate, reduce, and manage the risks to prevent harm to workers.
• Practical guidance for Managers and Supervisors: Work demands set the standard (PDF, 3.5 MB) will help supervisors understand and identify work-related stress, then take action to eliminate, reduce, and manage the risks to prevent harm to workers.
• Practical guidance for Workers: Work demands set the standard (PDF, 4.0 MB) will help workers understand work-related stress so they can report early issues and concerns and identify how harm can be prevented.