Home topics workplace Workplace Health & Safety Show Workplace Workplace Prep tips for psychosocial hazards check Yajush Gupta July 24, 2023 The newly implemented Workplace Health and Safety regulations on psychosocial risk management have placed a significant responsibility on employers to ensure the mental well-being of their employees. Under these regulations, employers are now obligated to identify and address psychosocial hazards in their workplaces through risk assessments and policy changes. According to Dr Georgi Toma, an expert in the field and the Director of Heart and Brain Works, the issue of mental well-being at work should not be seen as solely an individual problem but rather a joint responsibility of both employers and employees. Psychosocial hazards can lead to severe and long-lasting psychological harm, including conditions such as depression, anxiety, burnout, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recent legal cases have demonstrated that these new regulations emphasize the employer’s duty of care, management, and prevention in relation to psychosocial risks. A 2021 McKinsey report highlighted that nearly 50 per cent of the workforce experiences burnout, indicating that many employees suffer from chronic stress and desire greater care and attention to their well-being in the workplace. To understand psychosocial hazards better, the new regulations define them as aspects of work that have the potential to cause psychological harm when employees are exposed to them over extended periods, at high frequency, and/or intensity. These hazards can arise from various sources, including the design and management of work, the work environment, equipment used in