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Australian work health and safety policy for the regulation of psychosocial risks: perspectives from key informants

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dc.contributor.authorPotter, R.E.
dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, V.
dc.contributor.authorLeka, S.
dc.contributor.authorDollard, M.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe regulation of psychosocial hazards and risks, for the protection of psychological health, is a highly debated issue within work health and safety (WHS). Increasing work-related psychological illness and injury, alongside growing academic evidence and community awareness, has fuelled the need to better prevent and regulate psychosocial hazards and risks. Research must clarify challenges and improvements to policy and practice from stakeholder perspectives. We conduct a qualitative interview-based investigation with 25 informed participants on the effectiveness of Australian WHS policies for the psychosocial risk regulation. Participants are active in diverse roles including policy development, program implementation, industry advice, and psychosocial risk inspection. Inductive analysis revealed divergent viewpoints that are categorized into three broad themes: (1) scant specificity in the current regulatory WHS policy framework, (2) compliance complexities and (3) the role of regulators in action. Tension points also emerged between these themes and sub themes, including: (a) how psychosocial risks should be addressed in legislation, (b)how to establish compliance, and (c) the role of the regulator in evaluating compliance, and facilitating education and better practice. Future research must continue to disseminate knowledge from WHS informants to guide better practice. Also, researchers should investigate organizational barriers that hinder WHS psychosocial risk regulation.
dc.identifier.citationPolicy and Practice in Health and Safety, 2019; 17(2):112-132
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14773996.2019.1590765
dc.identifier.issn1477-3996
dc.identifier.issn1477-4003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/136333
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.fundingCommonwealth Government Research Training Program
dc.rightsCopyright 2019 Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 April 2020.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2019.1590765
dc.subjectregulation
dc.subjectpsychosocial hazards
dc.subjectpsychosocial risks
dc.subjectwork health and safety
dc.subjectpsychological health
dc.titleAustralian work health and safety policy for the regulation of psychosocial risks: perspectives from key informants
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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