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Psychosocial risk assessment

Assess psychosocial risk properly, with an expert behind it

Psychosocial hazards are the parts of work that can harm people's mental health, such as heavy workloads, poor support or bullying. Managing them is now the law: in Queensland the duty sits under the WHS Act 2011 (Qld) and the Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022. Most safety systems still only cover physical hazards. This guided assessment helps you find them, rate them and plan what to do, using the method Lucy Gordon built over 15 years. You finish with a risk register, an action plan and a report you can share.

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Quick answer

What is the Averon psychosocial risk assessment?

The Averon psychosocial risk assessment is a guided online tool for Australian businesses. It follows the steps in the Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022: identify hazards, assess risk, plan controls and review them. You finish with a risk register, action plan and report. One payment, $499 or $699 AUD.

Format
Guided online tool, saves as you go
Framework
Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022
Outcome
Risk register, action plan and report
Price
$499 AUD for year one, or $699 AUD with Lucy reviewing your plan and a closing call
Time
A few hours, often over several sittings

What you come away with

Guidance at every step

You do not need to be a safety specialist. The tool takes you through finding hazards, rating them and planning what to do, so you never start from a blank page.

A report you can show anyone

You get a risk register, a prioritised action plan and a professional report. You can put them in front of your board, your insurer or a regulator.

A method built over 15 years

It follows the approach Lucy Gordon developed over 15 years as a health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) practitioner. It builds on the national People at Work approach and lines up with the relevant Codes of Practice.

How it works

  1. Before you start

    Plan for a few hours over several sittings. Your progress saves as you go, so you can stop and come back in the same browser.

  2. Check your records

    Look at your absence, staff turnover, incident, EAP and survey records to see where risk may be building.

  3. Observe the workplace

    Look at hiring, how teams get on, how conflict is handled and whether people know what their job is.

  4. Pick your hazards

    Choose which of 14 common psychosocial hazards apply to your business. Each one comes with a plain description.

  5. Rate the risk

    Rate how likely each hazard is to cause harm and how serious that harm could be. A 5 by 5 matrix turns the two into a risk level.

  6. Plan controls

    Write down the controls you will add (the things you will do to reduce the risk), who owns each one and when it is due.

  7. What works well

    Note what is already working well in the business, so the things worth protecting are on the record.

  8. Check your controls

    Check that your controls are in place and doing the job, and that they have not created new hazards.

  9. Your report

    Your risk register, action plan and report, ready for your board, your insurer or a regulator.

Pricing

Year one is a single payment, with no consulting fee on top. Keep it current is optional from year two, at $249 a year. Request access and we email you an invoice within one business day. Your access code arrives as soon as it is paid.

Guided assessment

$499 AUD

The full guided assessment, your risk register and action plan, and a professional report for your board, insurer or a regulator.

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With Lucy

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$699 AUD

Everything in the guided assessment. Then Lucy reviews your plan and holds a closing call to answer your questions.

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How long it takes

It usually takes a few hours, often over several sittings, because it draws on your records and on input from your team. Your progress saves as you go, so you can stop and come back in the same browser.

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Frequently asked

Common questions

Can this replace the People at Work survey?

It covers a different step. If you have used the People at Work survey, that measures how your workers rate hazards. This tool records your own evidence, rates each hazard and plans controls with owners and dates, which is the documented assessment the Code expects.

Is there a subscription?

Not for year one. You pay once: $499 AUD, or $699 AUD with Lucy reviewing your plan and a closing call. From year two, Keep it current is optional at $249 a year. If you skip it, you keep your report.

What do I get at the end?

A psychosocial risk register, a prioritised action plan with an owner and a due date for each control, and a professional report you can put in front of your board, your insurer or a regulator.

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