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Psychosocial hazard kits for construction & trades
Already done for you.

Not a generic template. Our psychosocial hazard kits for construction and trades are built around the risks that actually show up on Australian building sites — a researched risk assessment for each of the 17 psychosocial hazards, plus a matrix of 200+ risks for your trade. Over 200 hours of work, already done.

✓Instant email delivery ✓100% editable ✓20+ industries
Psychosocial hazard kit for construction — worker on an Australian building site

This Digital Compliance Kit is specifically designed for Australian small to medium businesses.


85%Done for you before you open it
200+Hours of work you skip
17Hazard categories covered
37SOPs & policies pre-filled
Your responsibility as a business owner

Four duties, in this order — and each one has to be written down

1

Identify

Find every psychosocial hazard present in your work — all 17 categories, not just the obvious ones.

Evidence: hazard register
2

Assess

Rate the likelihood and consequence of each hazard for your workers, your sites and your shifts.

Evidence: risk assessment
3

Control

Eliminate the risk, or minimise it as far as reasonably practicable using the hierarchy of controls.

Evidence: SOPs & policies
4

Review

Consult your workers, check the controls are working, and review after any incident or change.

Evidence: review log
Miss any one of the four and the duty is not discharged. The kits give you the written evidence for all four.

What's inside the construction & trades psychosocial hazard kits

The risk kit is over 200 hours of research and writing, already done. The SOPs & policies kit is 50+ hours — the controls, written down and ready to issue, and free with the risk kit for the first 100 businesses. Delivered by email as editable files.

Risk assessments kit

17 assessments · 100+ pages

200+ hours of research and writing, done

$699one-off, instant delivery

  • A complete risk assessment for each of the 17 psychosocial hazards
  • 5–6 pages each — hazard, rating and controls pre-filled
  • A matrix of 200+ researched risks for your industry
SOPs & policies kit

37 SOPs & Policies · 150+ pages

50+ hours of research and writing, done

$499one-off, instant delivery

  • 37 pre-filled SOPs and policies to edit, adjust or implement as they are
  • The crucial policy documentation supporting your compliance
  • Manager training and implementation guide
Launch offer — free SOPs kit ($499)

The first 100 businesses to buy the risk assessments kit receive the SOPs & policies kit free.

SOPs & policies kit — free

Both kits for $699 instead of $1,198. You save $499

Included either way

Hierarchy of controls training pack and the 90-day compliance pathway.

See the real thing

Inside a construction psychosocial risk assessment

This is page 1 of 6 for the first psychosocial risk in the kit — PH-01, High Job Demands. Hazard, exposure, rating, controls and actions, all filled in.

Construction psychosocial hazard kit — PH-01 High Job Demands risk assessment, page 1
What you're looking at
Hazard already written up
In site language, not HR language.
Risk already rated
Likelihood × consequence, matrix included.
Controls already chosen
Higher-order first, the way regulators expect.
Actions already prioritised
Owner and due-date columns ready to fill.

Every SafeWize Risk Assessment Kit contains 17 of these documents, each one written for construction. Download PH-01 High Job Demands for construction and see for yourself.

Download sample risk assessment

Starting from scratch

×Research and identify hazards
×Write 17 risk assessments
×Build control measures
×Develop training content
×Work out where to start and in what order

200+ hours of work

After SafeWize

✓Hazards already identified for construction and trades
✓17 risk assessments written and rated
✓A matrix of 200+ researched risks for your industry
✓Hierarchy of controls training included
✓90-day pathway to compliance

An afternoon of editing

Choose your kit

The construction kit — plus a kit for every trade.

The construction kit covers running a site — program pressure, subcontractor coordination, weather delays, design variations, FIFO rosters. Then, because a roof plumber's day looks nothing like a site manager's, we built a kit for each trade within the industry as well.

Start here if you run the site

Construction sector kit

For builders, site and project managers across residential, commercial, civil, infrastructure and FIFO. 17 hazard categories written around running a construction site — schedule compression, multi-trade coordination, delay damages, apprentice workload.

Get the sector kit

Or take the kit for your trade

Not listed? We will build it. Purchase the industry kit and we will build yours for you.

Request your trade

Why an industry-specific psychosocial hazard kit matters

Regulators expect controls based on the actual risk profile of the work — not generic statements. A template that could belong to any business is exactly what fails an audit.

Construction kit covers
Fatigue from long shifts and travel
Remote and isolated work
Exposure to traumatic events on site
Unclear roles across subcontractors
Deadline pressure and unrealistic programs
Aggression from the public and clients
A generic template covers
"Workload"
"Bullying and harassment"
"Poor support"
"Refer to the EAP"

Nothing an inspector can't see through.

Coming November 2026

Buying a kit now costs you nothing later.

Our full compliance system launches in November 2026. The $699 you spend on a kit today comes off it in full — so there's no reason to wait out your obligations.

Today
$699 — risk assessment kit

Done for you. 200+ hours of work you skip, documentation ready this week.

November
Upgrade to the full system

The complete compliance system — with your full $699 credited toward it.

Launch offer — first 100 businesses

The SOPs & Policies Kit, free.

First 100 businesses only. Buy the $699 risk kit and the full SOPs & Policies Kit — valued $499 — comes with it.

✓37 editable SOPs and policies — free
✓"Hard Conversations" workplace poster
✓Worker consultation survey pack
Construction & trades kit
$699

One-time payment, instant email delivery. SOPs & Policies Kit ($499) included free.

Claim the free SOPs kit

Bonus ends once 100 businesses have claimed it.

Psychosocial hazard requirements for Australian construction and trade businesses

Under the model Work Health and Safety Regulations, a person conducting a business or undertaking must identify psychosocial hazards, eliminate the risk so far as is reasonably practicable, and where elimination is not possible, minimise the risk using control measures. Since 1 December 2025 these duties have been enforceable in every Australian state and territory. From 1 July 2026, NSW businesses must comply with the approved Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work or demonstrate an equivalent standard.

Regulators expect control measures based on the actual risk profile of the work. Generic statements do not satisfy the duty, and higher-order controls that change the work itself are preferred over controls that ask the worker to cope. For a construction business, this means the assessment must address the hazards that arise on site rather than describing workplace stress in the abstract.

The 17 psychosocial hazards covered

SafeWize construction kits include a separate risk assessment for each recognised psychosocial hazard, approximately 5 to 6 pages per hazard, with the hazard described in your industry's language, the risk rated, and controls selected and mapped to the hierarchy of controls. The full list is set out on the psychosocial kits page.

Psychosocial hazards specific to construction and trades

Construction work carries a distinct psychosocial risk profile. Program compression and delay damages create sustained time pressure. Multi-trade coordination produces role ambiguity across subcontractors. FIFO and travel rosters generate fatigue and separation from support networks. Site incidents expose workers to traumatic material. Apprentices carry workload and hazing risks that differ from those of experienced trades. The Australian construction industry also records a materially higher suicide rate than the national average for working-age men, which is why documented psychosocial controls matter in this sector specifically.

What documentation a regulator asks for

In a WHS investigation, documentary evidence determines the outcome. Inspectors typically ask for the psychosocial risk assessment, the control measures selected and their position in the hierarchy of controls, evidence of worker consultation, and records showing controls have been reviewed. A statement that the workplace culture is positive is not a defence and does not appear in an audit trail.

Authoritative sources

The obligations described on this page come from the model WHS Regulations and the psychosocial hazards Code of Practice. The primary sources are published by Safe Work Australia and the state and territory regulators:

Your regulator: SafeWork NSW · WorkSafe Victoria · WorkSafe Queensland · SafeWork SA · WorkSafe WA · WorkSafe Tasmania · WorkSafe ACT · NT WorkSafe · Comcare (Commonwealth)

SafeWize is not a regulator. The kits are compliance documentation, not legal advice. Always check the current requirements with the regulator in your jurisdiction.

Psychosocial hazard kits for construction & trades — FAQs

Is a psychosocial risk assessment compliant in my state?

The kits are built to the model WHS framework and the psychosocial hazards Code of Practice, which every Australian state and territory now enforces. Enforceable psychosocial duties have applied nationally since 1 December 2025, and NSW businesses must comply with the approved Code of Practice, or demonstrate an equivalent standard, from 1 July 2026.

How much work is left for me to do?

Roughly 15 per cent. You delete what does not apply to your workplace, add your business name and sign off on the controls. Most businesses finish a kit in an afternoon.

Do I still need a WHS consultant?

Not to produce the documentation. The kits provide the risk assessments, the controls matrix, the SOPs and the policies a regulator asks for, which is the part consultants normally bill 200 or more hours to write.

Should I wait for the full compliance system?

No. Psychosocial duties are already enforceable. Buy either kit now and the full amount you paid is credited against the SafeWize compliance system when it launches in November 2026.

Do I need both the risk assessment kit and the SOPs and policies kit?

The risk assessment kit is the starting point, because it is the document a regulator asks for first. The SOPs and policies kit demonstrates the controls are written down and issued. Most businesses use both, and either can be purchased on its own.

What if my trade is not listed?

SafeWize covers more than 20 industries and almost 100 specific business types. If a trade is not listed, SafeWize will build it and honour the launch price.

Stop starting from scratch.

Done for you. Not generic templates.

Get the construction & trades kit