Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work 3.1b: 3.1 Identify workers at greater risk and consider individual needs

Some workers are at greater risk because of barriers to understanding or taking part in safety processes: limited experience such as young workers, barriers to understanding safety information such as literacy or language, perceived barriers to raising issues such as power imbalance or stigma, or previous exposure to a hazard. Inexperienced workers, for example, may not recognise harmful behaviour or feel able to report it, and more detailed induction, support and supervision can address this. Consultation helps find the groups at greater risk and the extra controls needed. Where a worker has disclosed a need or the PCBU knows of it, it may be reasonably practicable to adjust for that individual, such as a quiet work area or different equipment, while still controlling risks for all workers.