Aggression or violence

Aggression or violence involves incidents in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work.

Employers have new duties to manage psychosocial hazards

The Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 comes into effect on 1 December 2025. These regulations require employers to:

identify and control psychosocial hazards and risks
review and revise risk control measures for psychosocial hazards in certain circumstances.

This information has not yet been updated to reflect these new duties.

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Aggression or violence in the workplace

Aggression or violence is a health and safety issue. Here's how to recognise and report it.

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Work-Related Violence | Case Study | Lisa

Work-Related Violence | Case Study | Liana

Work-Related Violence | Case Study | Alyce

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Employers have new duties to manage psychosocial hazards

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