Psychosocial Hazard Investigation
Modern workplace health and safety law requires employers to manage risks so far as is reasonably practicable – and psychosocial risks are now recognised as key components of mental and physical safety in the workplace.
Red Wagon Workplace Solution can investigate and address existing psychosocial hazards, as well as designing protocols to prevent them happening in future for your company.
Identify root causes of psychosocial risk
Meet WHS obligations for psychological safety
Reduce harm, absenteeism and ill health
Strengthen culture and workforce resilience
Senior HR consultants (not palmed off to a junior)
Based in Adelaide, serving clients Australia-wide
Fast response under 24 hours
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WHY ARE PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS CRITICAL TO ADDRESS & PREVENT?
It is critical to address and prevent psychosocial hazards because they directly affect people’s health, safety and ability to do their job well.
Psychosocial hazards are not just “stress” or personality clashes. They are workplace factors such as excessive workloads, poor leadership, bullying, lack of role clarity or unmanaged organisational change. When these issues are left unaddressed, they can lead to anxiety, burnout, depression and psychological injury. Over time, this also impacts physical health, morale and overall workplace culture.
From a business perspective, unmanaged psychosocial hazards increase absenteeism, turnover, workers compensation claims and reputational risk. Productivity declines, engagement drops and conflict escalates. Problems that could have been prevented early often become complex and costly to fix later.
There is also a clear legal obligation. Under Australian WHS laws, employers must identify and manage psychosocial risks in the same way they manage physical safety risks. Ignoring them is no longer an option.
Addressing psychosocial hazards early protects your people, strengthens compliance and builds a healthier, more resilient organisation. Prevention is always more effective and less costly than responding after harm has already occurred.
Why Choose Red Wagon Workplace Solutions?
Rapid
Response
Unlike most big firms that can take 2 weeks to 2 months to have a senior consultant work on your case, we will have a senior consultant respond in 24 hours. You will have specialist, experienced consultants giving tailored bespoke advice for each unique situation.
Experts In Complex Investigations
When the unthinkable happens, you can rely upon our team of specialists to investigate, support and advise. Experienced with investigating matters such as sexual and physical assault, harassment and bullying, stalking, abuse of power, fraud & maladministration and more.
Senior, Experienced Consultants
Don't get palmed off to junior staff working off templated advice. You get senior, experienced consultants giving tailored, bespoke advice for each unique situation.
Practical, Real World Advice
Get battle-tested advice based on decades of experience with complex HR matters. Our team isn't relying on dated, templated advice ripped from a textbook. We know what works on the ground and can advise from that perspective.
ABOUT US
Most HR consultancies provide recruitment services, deliver culture surveys and give generic HR advice. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions isn’t your typical HR consultancy. Our expertise lies in dealing with the uncomfortable issues that keep you awake at night – workplace investigations, HR compliance activities and managing difficult employee situations.
Major HR crises are inevitable and pose a huge threat to an organisation’s reputation and financial performance. If managed poorly, it can hurt every area of a company – staff may no longer aspire to work for your brand and customers may not want to do business with you.
Every business needs to know who to call when they have tricky workplace issues. Known for providing rapid, senior level HR guidance for complex and sensitive issues, we are trusted by leading companies Queensland wide to manage existing HR problems and install infrastructure to prevent them happening in future.
Psychosocial Hazard Investigation
A psychosocial hazard investigation is a structured process used to identify workplace factors that may cause psychological harm, including excessive workload, poor leadership support, bullying, role ambiguity or unmanaged organisational change. Under Australian WHS legislation, employers must eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions can assist your organisation with conducting independent and evidence based psychosocial hazard investigations that uncover root causes, provide defensible documentation and deliver practical recommendations to strengthen compliance and protect worker wellbeing.Psychosocial Hazard Consulting
Psychosocial hazard consulting helps organisations proactively identify and manage risks to psychological health at work. With psychosocial hazards formally recognised under WHS legislation, businesses must manage psychological risks with the same diligence as physical safety risks. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions provides practical psychosocial hazard consulting tailored to your workplace, including hazard identification, risk framework development, policy guidance and implementation of effective control measures. By partnering with Red Wagon Workplace Solutions, your organisation can strengthen compliance, reduce psychosocial risks and build a healthier, more resilient workforce.Psychosocial Hazard Consultant
A psychosocial hazard consultant provides specialist guidance on identifying and managing psychological hazards in the workplace. Psychosocial risks can arise from high job demands, workplace conflict, inadequate support or poor work design, potentially resulting in stress and psychological injury. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions’ experienced consultants deliver independent assessments, conduct psychosocial risk reviews and recommend compliant control measures aligned with WHS obligations. Engaging a psychosocial hazard consultant ensures your organisation addresses systemic risk factors and demonstrates due diligence under Australian WHS requirements.Psychosocial Safety Consulting
Psychosocial safety consulting supports organisations to create environments where psychological health is actively protected. Effective psychosocial safety involves identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing control measures that prevent harm before it escalates. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions works with leaders and HR teams to assess psychosocial hazards, analyse workplace systems and recommend practical improvements that strengthen both culture and compliance. Through structured consultation and ongoing review, psychosocial safety consulting helps reduce injury risk and improve workforce engagement across your organisation.Psychosocial Safety Training
Psychosocial safety training builds awareness and capability across your workforce to recognise and manage psychosocial hazards. While WHS legislation requires structured risk management, training strengthens understanding and promotes early identification of psychosocial risks. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions delivers practical, workplace focused psychosocial safety training tailored to Australian organisations. Our programs help leaders and employees understand common psychosocial hazards, their responsibilities and appropriate preventative actions, supporting a psychologically safe and compliant work environment.Psychosocial Risk Assessment
A psychosocial risk assessment is a structured process used to identify and evaluate hazards that may impact psychological health and safety. Under Australian WHS laws, organisations must assess psychosocial risks and implement reasonably practicable control measures. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions conducts comprehensive psychosocial risk assessments using consultation, data review and workplace analysis. Our assessments provide clear documentation of hazards, risk levels and recommended control strategies, helping your organisation proactively manage psychosocial risks and strengthen compliance.Psychosocial Safety Consulting & Training
Psychosocial safety consulting & training combines expert advisory services with workforce capability development to ensure organisations not only design effective psychosocial risk controls but also embed them into everyday practice. Red Wagon Workplace Solutions delivers strategic consulting to identify hazards and assess psychosocial risks, alongside targeted training that reinforces awareness and accountability. This integrated approach strengthens compliance, reduces psychological injury risk and builds a resilient, high performing workplace culture.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Tabor College
Adelaide Football Club
“I started Red Wagon Workplace Solutions because I wanted to support businesses to treat their people with dignity, respect and fairness through the complex and difficult issues that occur in the work environment. I quickly realised that our impact could be greater than just the service we provided. We can have an impact in the way we conduct our business.”
Founder and CEO, Susan Sadler
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