Pyschosocial Risks at Work with Dr Meg Hooper

<p><strong>In April this year, the Managing the risk of Psychosocial Hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 came into effect.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>As someone who runs a business and employs people, naturally I was interested to learn more about what this means for me and for the projects that I work on.</p> <p> </p> <p>To help me understand the code further, I invited my colleague and friend <strong>Dr Meg Hooper</strong> to join me to discuss it.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Meg is the CEO and Principal Consultant at Carousel Consulting, the experts in organisational change and building resilient teams.</strong> So, with Meg’s background in supporting many an organisation, she was the obvious choice to talk me through it.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode we discuss;</p> <ul> <li>What is a psychosocial hazard in the workplace</li> <li>How is a psychosocial hazard different from psychological safety</li> <li>Who is impacted by the code?</li> <li>What do businesses need to do?</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Plus, we explore a few of the hazards that we encounter in the work that we do and what organisations can do to mitigate their risk.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>An interesting and highly relevant conversation that left me with a much broader understanding of the code and in many ways, how the work that we are both already doing is setting organisations up for success.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/114145/small-business-communications-kit-Managing-the-risk-of-psychosocial-hazards-at-work.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style= "color: #5d1240;">Communicationcations Kit for Small Business - Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work - Code of Practice</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #5d1240;"><a style="color: #5d1240;" href= "https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/104857/managing-the-risk-of-psychosocial-hazards-at-work-code-of-practice.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Managing the Risk of