Psychosocial safety training for FIFO and high-risk workplaces in Western Australia

Psychosocial safety is now a legal obligation for every employer in Australia. Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) and national WHS legislation, organisations must proactively identify and manage psychosocial hazards - including sexual harassment, bullying, poor leadership, and high job demands - with the same rigour as physical safety risks.

We Are Consulting delivers practical, evidence-based psychosocial safety training and workshops specifically designed for FIFO, mining, resources, and high-risk industries across Perth and Western Australia.

  • WHAT IS A PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD?

    Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work that can cause psychological or physical harm. In FIFO and high-risk environments, the most common psychosocial hazards include:

    → Sexual harassment and gendered aggression

    → Bullying, intimidation, and hostile workplace behaviours

    → Isolation, fatigue, and the mental health impacts of remote work

    → Poor leadership and lack of role clarity

    → High job demands with low support or control

    → Power imbalances in blended or contractor workforces

    Under Australian WHS legislation, employers have a positive duty to prevent these hazards from occurring - not simply respond after the fact.

  • WHAT DOES PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY TRAINING INVOLVE?

    Our psychosocial safety workshops translate legal obligations into practical leadership behaviours and team-level skills. We don't deliver jargon-heavy compliance modules - we deliver sessions that actually change how people lead, communicate, and respond to risk.

    Our workshop - Psychosocial Safety & Risk: From Compliance to Culture - is a half-day session designed for leaders, HR managers, HSE teams, and executive groups.

    Participants leave with:

    ✓ A clear understanding of their organisation's legal obligations under the WHS Act

    ✓ Practical tools to identify and assess psychosocial hazards in their specific environment

    ✓ Leadership behaviours that reduce risk and build psychologically safe cultures

    ✓ A framework for moving from reactive complaint-handling to proactive prevention

  • WHO NEEDS PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY TRAINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA?

    Any organisation operating in Western Australia with a duty of care to their workers - which is every employer.

    Psychosocial safety training is particularly critical for:

    → Mining and resources companies with FIFO or remote workforces

    → Construction and infrastructure organisations

    → Organisations undergoing regulatory scrutiny or responding to incidents

    → HR, HSE, and leadership teams navigating the WHS Act 2020 (WA)

    → Organisations meeting their Positive Duty obligations under the Respect@Work Act 2022

  • WHAT ARE YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE WHS ACT?

    The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) and the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 require employers to:

    → Identify psychosocial hazards at work

    → Assess and control the risks those hazards create

    → Consult with workers about psychosocial risks

    → Review and update controls regularly

    The Positive Duty under the Sex Discrimination Act (via the Respect@Work Act 2022) additionally requires employers to take proactive, reasonable measures to prevent sexual harassment - one of the most significant psychosocial hazards in FIFO environments.

    We Are Consulting helps organisations understand exactly what these obligations mean in practice and build the capability to meet them

  • PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY TRAINING DELIVERED IN PERTH AND ACROSS WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    We Are Consulting is based in Perth, Western Australia, and delivers psychosocial safety workshops on-site at FIFO locations, at mining sites, at corporate offices, and at venues across the Perth metro area.

    All workshops can be delivered to:

    → Leadership and executive teams

    → HSE and HR professionals

    → Site supervisors and frontline managers

    → Whole-of-workforce groups

    Contact us to discuss your location, roster, and workforce size

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