Compliance code: Psychological health (PDF)

What it contains

Employers have specific duties and obligations in relation to:

• psychological health under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act)
• psychosocial hazards under the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 (OHS (Psychological Health) Regulations).

This compliance code provides information about meeting these obligations. This includes information on:

• what a psychosocial hazard is
• how psychosocial hazards affect health and safety
• how to identify, assess and control psychosocial hazards and associated risks
• when to review and revise risk controls for psychosocial hazards
• how to manage reports of psychosocial hazards and incidents.

While the guidance provided in the code is not mandatory, a duty holder who complies with the code will – to the extent it deals with their duties or obligations under the OHS Act and OHS (Psychological Health) Regulations – be considered to have complied with those duties or obligations.