People at Work Psychological risk assessment digital tool - What it is and how to use it by Jason Mavrikis WHS Advisor SafeWork SA

1. People at Work
Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS)
- SA Learning & Update Symposium 2021
Friday 22 October 2021
Jason Mavrikis
WHS Advisor
SafeWork SA

2. Agenda
People at Work 10 mins
Frequently asked questions 5 mins
Live demonstration 10 mins

3. Psychological health
in the workplace
Is there a business case for implementing workplace mental health strategies?
Have employees left a workplace due to a poor mental health environment?
Are employees working in a mentally healthy workplace more committed?
Do employees believe that mental health in the workplace is important?
The Business Case
How has COVID-19 and impacted mental health concerns?

4. Nationally available via a digital platform
consisting of resources, interactive learning
modules and automated custom reports
– all for free.
What is People at Work?
• A five step process to identify, assess and control risks
to psychological health at work.
• Australia’s only validated and evidence-based
psychosocial risk assessment survey tool with
benchmarking.
• Suitable for businesses with more than 20 workers.

5. A brief background to People at
Work

6. The People at Work
digital solution
Australian
workplaces
Australia’s only
psychosocial
risk assessment survey
Online resources
Custom survey
reports
Industry benchmarking

7. These include:
Benefits of People at Work
Helps to
comply with
WHS duties
Manage psych
hazards and
prevent harm
Consulting
mechanism
Potential
reduction in
workers’
compensation
claims
Improvement of
worker
productivity,
satisfaction and
engagement
Sends a clear
message to
workers

8. What does People at Work measure?
Role
Overload
Job
Control
Praise &
Recognition
Procedural
Justice
Group
Task
Conflict
Change
Consultation
Group
Relationship
Conflict
Co-worker
Support
Violence &
Aggression
Workplace
Bullying
Emotional
Demands
Role
Ambiguity
Role
Conflict
Psychological
health
Sprain and
strain
Worker
intentions
Supervisor
Support

9. Frequently asked questions
www.peopleatwork.gov.au