Infographic: Work-related mental disorders infographic

Who is this presentation for?

Workers, managers, and health and safety professionals.

Useful resources

Emergency

• If there is an emergency situation or a person is at immediate risk of harm to themselves or others, please contact emergency services on 000.
• Alternative contacts for emergency assistance are available through Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

Other resources

The organisations listed below can assist with a range of resources, guides tools and case studies to help persons conducting a business or undertaking and workers prevent, recognise and respond to mental disorders in the workplace.  These organisations include:

• Heads Up provides business information that demonstrates how to identify risks and implement control measures.
• beyondblue has a series of videos on how businesses of varying types and sizes have created mentally healthy workplaces.
• SANE Australia has a suite of resources for businesses and organisations.
• Farmlink has a range of resources for people working in rural and regional areas, particularly farmers.
• Australian Men’s Shed Association
• See your GP for information on free psychological help sessions and referral.  
• Becoming a mentally healthy small business
• HeadsUp
• Mates in Construction

Information and guides

• Fact sheet Preventing Psychological Injury under the WHS laws – for businesses to understand their legal duties
• Fact sheet Workers' Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury
• Principles of Good Work Design – A work health and safety handbook
• Guide for managing the risk of fatigue at work
• Fatigue management – a worker’s guide
• Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying
• Dealing with workplace bullying – a worker’s guide
• How to conduct the risk management process – Code of Practice
• Work Health and Safety – consultation cooperation and coordination Code of Practice

Each jurisdiction has information on the prevention and management of work related stress

• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
• WorkSafe Victoria
• SafeWork South Australia: guidance on preventing and responding to violence at work
• People at Work Project – a collaboration between Queensland University of Technology, the Australian National University, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria, Comcare, Safe Work Australia, and beyondblue.
• Comcare and Australian Public Service Commission Working Together: Promoting mental health and wellbeing at work

About the infographic

This infographic has been developed using statistical information provided by Safe Work Australia.