Psychosocial Hazards and Risk Masterclass for Leaders

Psychosocial Hazards and Risk Masterclass for Leaders (4 hours)

This session will equip leaders with the knowledge and confidence to identify and manage psychosocial hazards within their teams, contributing to a psychologically safe and healthy workplace.

Who Should Attend:

All Leader’s who are committed to creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces including Operational leaders (Senior Site & Functional Leaders, Managers and Frontline Leadership including Superintendents and Supervisors), Human Resources/People & Culture Leaders, Health & Safety Leaders.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, participants will:

Understand Legal Requirements and Responsibilities: Gain a clear understanding of the legal obligations and responsibilities that leaders have in managing psychosocial hazards.
Understand Mental Health and Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Learn the importance of mental health, the concept of a mentally healthy workplace, and how psychosocial hazards integrate into these frameworks.
Be Familiar with Techniques for Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Explore practical techniques for identifying psychosocial hazards and assessing risks within their teams.
Identify Controls for Hazards: Understand different types of controls that can be implemented to eliminate and minimise psychosocial hazards or mitigate their impact.
Be able to Adjust Daily Behaviours: Recognise how daily leader behaviours and actions can be adjusted to contribute to a mentally healthy workplace in their leadership capacity.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from psychosocial risk management SMEs.

Course Schedule

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Participants must be able to attend via Teams at this time. Sessions will not be recorded.

Course Presenters

Sharon Rudderham

Director Delivery and Operations

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Sharon is a registered psychologist with significant experience in leadership, people & culture, and business partnering. With a passion for creating mentally healthy workplaces and psychosocial risk management, Sharon collaborates with organisations to build internal capability and create inclusive, sustainable, safe and high performing organisations. Her experience predominantly spans the Mining and Oil & Gas sectors, including FIFO and remote residential roles, and both operational and corporate roles. She holds a Masters in Organisational Psychology from the University of Western Australia and is an ICR Accredited Coach.

Michelle Stephenson

Senior Consulting Organisational Psychologist

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Michelle is a solution-focused organisational psychologist, facilitator, and coach with a passion for workplace mental health and wellbeing. She specialises in mental health assessment, psychosocial risk evaluation, trauma-informed care, and psychometric assessment across private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Michelle works with mining organisations to assess and develop controls for psychosocial hazards. Her experience also includes supporting frontline workers exposed to trauma and stress, and providing training in emotional support and suicide intervention. Michelle is dedicated to helping organisations and staff develop sustainable, healthy working practices.

Sandra Lam

Managing Director

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Sandra Lam is the managing director and founder of FIFO Focus. As an endorsed organisational psychologist and organisational development professional, she has over two decades of industry experience in the public and private sectors in Australia and overseas. Throughout her career, Sandra has developed expertise in improving organisational performance, born from a desire to make workplaces safer, more welcoming and more enjoyable. Sandra’s goal in establishing FIFO Focus was to empower individuals to become mentally resilient and support employers to manage the complexities of psychological health among remote workers. Sandra’s qualifications include a Masters in Organisational Psychology and an MBA.

About FIFO Focus

FIFO Focus works to create psychologically healthier workplaces for FIFO workers. Our education and psychological support services are designed to help organisations manage psychosocial risks and develop mental resilience and wellbeing in the FIFO sector.

We design and support proactive interventions to limit psychosocial harm in remote work environments. We partner with employers to build internal capacity to build psychologically healthy workplaces and develop a more resilient workforce. We also offer education and support directly to individuals, including FIFO workers and their partners.

Developing mental resilience is one of the key mitigative factors for FIFO workers and their families. For FIFO employees, learning better ways to deal with day to day stresses and challenges or remote work can lead a more fulfilling and rewarding life.

Our registered psychologists and behavioural specialists use the latest research to create practical solutions and systems for happier, healthier FIFO workplaces and workers.

Course Fee

Cost: AUD$290

We invite you to join Psychosocial Hazards and Risk Masterclass for Leaders today!

^* You will need to submit your Certificate of Attendance to the relevant authority to obtain your CLE/CPD points.

Sign up today and start your journey to reducing psychosocial hazards in your workplace.

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Psychosocial Hazards and Risk Masterclass for Leaders