Psychological Hazards
Psychological hazards are stressors in the workplace that adversely affect mental health and personal well-being, including fatigue, shift work, bullying and violence.
Health, Safety + Environment Psychological Hazard resources
The following Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) resources can be used to manage psychological hazards in the workplace:
- Violence Prevention procedural document
- Appendix to the Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control Procedure
- Violence Workplace and Harassment Prevention (eLearning) mandatory for all U of A staff
- Working alone guidelines
- Working alone from home guidelines
- Working alone from home flowchart
- Working alone template
Other U of A Psychological resources
HRHSE has prepared a series of Psychological Health and Safety resources based on the following 13 risk factors: