Practical guidance for managing psychosocial risk and supporting mental health at work.
A central library for HR leaders, OHS professionals, and executives responsible for the psychological health of their people.
How to use this hub
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Core Topics
Psychosocial Risk and Workplace Compliance
Understand your legal obligations and learn how to manage work-related hazards with the same discipline used for physical safety.
- What Are Psychosocial Hazards? A guide to the 17 hazard areas.
- The Hierarchy of Controls Explained: Prioritising system-level fixes over individual resilience.
- Leading vs Lagging Indicators: How to measure what matters in mental health safety.
Detecting Distress Early
Learn to identify the subtle shifts in behaviour, communication, and performance that serve as early warning signals of burnout and strain.
- Early Signs an Employee Is Struggling: Cluster behaviours to watch for.
- How to Detect Burnout Before the Crisis: Identifying exhaustion before performance collapses.
- Why Stressed Employees Withdraw: Understanding the mechanics of self-protection.
Supporting Someone in Distress
Equip your team with the skills to respond to emotional moments and disclosures with confidence and clear boundaries.
- The Notice, Check, Support Framework: A five-step sequence for supportive action.
- What to Say (and What Not to Say): Practical scripts for difficult moments.
- Responding to Acute Distress: Managing breakdowns and high-emotion situations safely.
Mental Health Leadership
Design work environments that protect psychological safety and drive high performance through better work design.
- Creating Psychological Safety in Teams: Normalising "speak-up" behaviours.
- How Leaders Prevent Burnout: Balancing job demands with support and autonomy.
- Mastering Wellbeing Conversations: Moving from status updates to capacity check-ins.
Peer Support and First Responders
Build a human safety net through trained networks that bridge the gap between early signals and professional care.
- The Hand of Support Model: Defining roles and escalation pathways.
- The Role of Mental Health First Responders: Boundaries and scope for peer support.
- Building a Peer Network: A blueprint for governance and sustainability.
The Emotional Pulse Framework
Our approach is built on a practical system that integrates safety science with human connection. Emotional Pulse helps organisations move beyond annual surveys to a real-time understanding of risk.
Featured Resources
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Frequently asked questions
Start building a safer workplace
Effective psychosocial risk management is not a one-off project: it is a continuous commitment to listening and adjusting. Explore our framework or browse our full library to take the next step in protecting your people.