People at work - a psychosocial risk assessment tool

Is your workplace interested in using the People at Work risk assessment tool?

People at Work is Australia’s only validated and evidence based psychosocial risk assessment survey tool, with benchmarking that measures psychosocial hazards and factors.

People at Work can help your workplace comply with your health and safety duties, better manage work-related psychosocial hazards and factors and prevent psychological harm.

Workplaces that use People at Work will have access to:

• the People at Work survey, a psychosocial risk assessment tool that is now available digitally to Australian organisations at no cost
• all materials required to administer and report on the People at Work survey, including access to automated and customised reports, interactive learning modules and resources to assist in implementing a psychosocial risk management approach and evaluating the effectiveness of chosen interventions.

Australian work health and safety regulators have jointly funded People at Work to offer free tools and resources for workplaces. The hazards measured by the People at Work survey are based on decades of research highlighting the factors that influence a worker’s psychological health and safety. The psychosocial hazards are also based on guidance from Safe Work Australia.

Learn more about how People at Work can help by visiting their website, read our flyer, or watch this short video

FAQs

What is the minimum and maximum number of workers that are required for a report to be generated?

A minimum of 20 respondents are required for a report to be generated.

How long does it take to complete the survey?

The survey takes 10 – 15 minutes to complete.

Where is the People at Work survey data stored? Can regulators or the government see a workplaces data?

The survey data is stored on secure servers in Australia and all data is de-identified.

What resources are available on People at Work?

The People at Work website includes resources to support organisations at each step of the People at Work process from preparing the workplace through to reviewing and improving. Resources such as a communication plan, promotional poster, FAQs for workers, a project implementation timeline, an action planning template, example control measures guide, a focus group guide and a reviewing and improving tool. There are also interactive learning modules to support workplaces throughout the People at Work process.

Can I add questions to the survey?

Survey questions cannot be added to the survey as this will disrupt the psychometric properties of the tool. You can add three demographic questions about work-groups, roles and locations which you can customise to your workplace.