Psychosocial risk management
Step two: How to complete a risk assessment
Our downloadable risk matrix and list of tools and resources will help you navigate the risk assessment process. Sonder's VP of Member Support shares his tips on getting the most out of them.
The four steps to managing psychosocial risk
Assessing the psychosocial risk
After you have identified psychosocial hazards within your organisation, the next step is to assess the associated risks.
In doing so, it's important to consider the severity and likelihood of harm from exposure to these habits, as well as their frequency and duration, to help you build a complete picture.
Understanding the variance in risk
In this step of the process, you'll need to invest the time to get into the details. The same hazards will have different impacts in different areas of your business.
Understanding these subtleties will set you up for success and help you build the most effective risk controls in step three.
"It's important to have an objective approach to assessing where psychosocial risk arises in an organisation from a data perspective rather than assuming where risks arise. From there, organisations need to apply a risk register using a systematic approach to wherever that risk arises, based on the data."
Katherine Morris
Download our risk management templates
Fast-track your psychosocial risk management process with our free-to-download templates.
Risk matrix template
This risk matrix is based on two intersecting factors: the frequency and the duration of a risk. Use it to plot your individual hazards and visualise the impact of a potential risk from low, to extreme.
Risk assessment tools and resources
From employee survey questions to free guidelines and tools, we've gathered the most helpful resources that can assist you in this risk assessment step.
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