Exposure
Where significant risks sit, who is affected and how the picture is changing.
Psychosocial risk management
Psychosocial risk. A clearer view from the boardroom.
Give directors and executives the information to ask useful questions, make informed decisions and follow through on psychosocial risk.
What officer due diligence involves
Under the model WHS framework, officers have a personal due diligence duty. Safe Work Australia explains that this includes current WHS knowledge, understanding the business and its risks, appropriate resources and processes, and checking that they are used. Read the officer duty guidance.
Officer status depends on a person’s role and the applicable law. A dashboard is an information source; it does not discharge the duty by itself.
What to bring to the board
Controls
What is in place, who owns it and what verification has shown.
Gaps
Overdue actions, failed controls and risks without sufficient resources.
Signals
Incidents, complaints, consultation and operational data considered together.
Decisions
The resources, priorities and escalation decisions required from leadership.
Follow through
Evidence of implementation and the outcome of previous decisions.
Humn IQ® | Board reporting
Give the board a clearer view of risk.
Bring inherent risk, residual risk and the recorded board tolerance into the same conversation. The dashboard helps leaders ask what remains exposed, which controls need attention and what decisions or resources are required.
Five questions for the next meeting
- What has changed in the work since the last report?
- Which significant risks remain insufficiently controlled?
- What evidence tells us the controls are working?
- What do workers say about the controls and the reporting process?
- Which decisions need our attention, and when will we check the result?
Connect governance to everyday work
Humn IQ® brings survey information, risks, incidents and evidence together. Humn advisory and board briefings help leaders interpret that information and develop a reporting approach suited to the organisation.
Start with your psychosocial risk register and the evidence for your critical controls. Then agree reporting thresholds, owners and review frequency.
Humn IQ® | Hazards and priorities
See where the risks are concentrated.
The hazard category view groups assessed risks by category and rating. It helps leaders identify where to focus attention, then look more closely at the work, controls and actions behind the picture.
Your questions answered
Is a wellbeing score sufficient board reporting?
A wellbeing score may provide context, but it does not show the full exposure, control environment or implementation gaps.
How often should the board review psychosocial risk?
Set a frequency proportionate to your risks, with escalation for significant incidents, change and failed controls. There is no universal monthly or quarterly rule stated here.
Does the board need to perform each assessment?
Management generally carries out operational work. Officers still need the knowledge, information and verification appropriate to their own duty.
Sources and further reading
Requirements vary by jurisdiction. Check the law and approved codes applying to your workplace.
Practical guides
From assessment to evidence.
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Build on what you already know about your workplace. Humn IQ® brings psychosocial survey information, risk assessment, controls and evidence together in one risk management system.
Explore guidePsychosocial risk. A clearer view from the boardroom.
Give directors and executives the information to ask useful questions, make informed decisions and follow through on psychosocial risk.
Explore guideA psychosocial risk register that leads to action.
Make the link between the hazard, the people exposed, the control and the evidence clear enough for someone to act on it.
Explore guideWhich controls must work to prevent harm?
Focus attention on the controls that matter most. Define what they must do, check their performance and act when they fail.
Explore guidePut the next step into practice.
Talk with Humn about your assessment, controls and evidence needs.
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