COO Committee Project, Psychosocial Hazards Project documents (LEX 89429): Playbook to identify and manage psychosocial hazards Recommendations and forward work plan Project Closure Report (July…

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Services Australia released a practical playbook developed by its Psychosocial Hazards Project Team to help APS executive leaders identify, manage, and mitigate workplace psychosocial hazards. The playbook complements the 2024 Work Health and Safety Code of Practice and translates legal WHS obligations into system-level approaches. It provides a four-step risk management framework (identify hazards, assess risks, control risks, review controls), defines roles for executive leadership, managers, supervisors and workers, and includes appendices covering psychosocial hazard types, maturity assessment tools, capability uplift actions, training resources, case studies, and diversity considerations. The document emphasizes that compliance is a baseline, with the primary goal being proactive, consultative leadership that prioritizes worker engagement to create safe, fair, and high-performing workplace cultures. A project closure report and recommendations document were also released as part of this July 2025 initiative