Description

What This Course Is Actually About

Most organisations treat psychosocial risk the same way they treated physical safety thirty years ago — as a compliance obligation, not a genuine management challenge. The research says something different. Poorly managed work is now one of the leading causes of serious harm in Australian workplaces, and the legal framework that governs it has teeth.

This course translates Tom Bourne’s book Work Without Harm into a structured learning programme. It covers the full arc of psychosocial risk management: the research evidence, the legal obligations, how organisations create the conditions for harm, and the practical systems required to prevent it.

Built for leaders and practitioners who carry genuine accountability — not those looking to tick a compliance box.

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What You Will Learn

Module 1 — The Landscape of Psychosocial Risk
Why psychosocial risk changed everything, the science of work-related psychological harm, and the global regulatory framework that now applies to Australian workplaces.

Module 2 — Legal Obligations and Personal Liability
What reasonably practicable means in this context, where personal liability attaches, and what officer due diligence actually requires — not in theory, but in practice.

Module 3 — How Organisations Create Psychosocial Risk
Policies that don’t protect, hazards that remain invisible, cultures that normalise harm, and the cost — financial and human — of poor management.

Module 4 — Practical Psychosocial Risk Management
How to assess psychosocial hazards, what primary controls look like, when secondary and tertiary controls are and aren’t enough, and what evidence-based practice actually requires.

Module 5 — When Things Go Wrong
How to investigate after harm has occurred, and what an effective leadership response looks like — and doesn’t.

Module 6 — Leadership and Governance
Board-level obligations, the leadership line that separates genuine risk management from performance theatre, and what it takes to build a culture that holds.

Module 7 — Case Studies
Five real organisational scenarios applying all six modules’ frameworks under realistic conditions.

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Who This Is For

• Senior leaders, directors, and officers with legal accountability for psychosocial risk
• HR professionals who need to understand the full risk picture, not just the policy requirements
• WHS practitioners responsible for building or reviewing psychosocial risk management systems
• Anyone accountable for managing psychosocial risk in their organisation

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What You Get

• 7 self-paced online modules across 26 lessons — complete in 4 to 6 hours, or at your own pace
• Module quizzes with an 80% pass standard and unlimited retakes
• Final assessment of 25 questions
• Downloadable course handbook with structured reflection exercises
• Certificate of completion issued on passing all assessments
• Lifetime access — return to any module at any time

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Need This for a Team?

This course is also available as a facilitated in-person workshop for organisations. Pricing is based on group size and location. Contact Tom directly to discuss options.