Understanding the incidence and types of occupational health harms across the resources industry is important for monitoring the effectiveness of exposure controls to manage risks.
Psychosocial hazards
As part of RHSQ's responsibilities for regulating workplace safety and health, RSHQ is working with stakeholders and increasing its activity to ensure operators are effectively managing the risks of psychosocial hazards. This has included embedding a fit-for-purpose framework for receiving and responding to complaints and reports of psychosocial hazards.
RSHQ is also continuing to increase its understanding of psychosocial hazards and has analysed de-identified workers’ compensation data to provide further insight into psychosocial hazard exposure in the resources industry. Industry is reminded of the obligation to report incidents involving psychosocial hazards to RSHQ.
Workers also have the option of reporting complaints relating to psychosocial hazards to RSHQ and they can be made anonymously or confidentially. Incidents and complaints can be reported by calling RSHQ’s dedicated phone number for these matters - 1300 581 077. Further information is available on RSHQ’s website.
Learn more about psychosocial hazards here.
The above is from a RSHQ safety bulletin.