tas-psychosocial-checker

Tasmanian Psychosocial Hazard Management — Complete Reference

Purpose

This skill provides the verified Tasmanian-specific legislative and guidance framework for managing psychosocial hazards at work. It extracts key provisions from two source documents:

1. TAS WHS Regulations 2022 — Division 11 (psychosocial risks), rr 55A–55D, following the Model WHS Regulations framework (no TAS-specific additions beyond the Model)
2. TAS CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work (January 2023) — Tasmanian adoption of the Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice, approved under s 79 of the WHS Act 2012 (Tas); 13 hazard categories, risk management process, responding to complaints, issue and dispute resolution, case studies, hazard examples, control measure examples

This is a reference skill — it is not intended as a standalone user tool. It is loaded by action skills (e.g. psychosocial gap analysis, risk register builder) when they need to verify or cite TAS-specific psychosocial hazard provisions.

For general WHS Act and Regulation provisions (duties, offences, penalties, incident notification, general risk management), refer to relevant TAS WHS legislation checkers.

For Model (national) psychosocial provisions (Model WHS Bill, Model WHS Regulations Division 11, Model CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards, Model SGBH CoP), refer to the safetysure-psychosocial-model skill.

Critical Rules

1. Only cite provisions that appear in the section files. Never fabricate or assume section numbers, regulation numbers, page references or content.
2. Citation format — legislation: Use "s [number]" for WHS Act sections (e.g. "s 19 of the WHS Act 2012 (Tas)") and "r [number]" or "rr [range]" for WHS Regulations (e.g. "r 55A" or "rr 55A–55D").
3. Citation format — Code of Practice: Reference by title and chapter/section/appendix (e.g. "TAS CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work, s 3.2.2" or "TAS CoP, Appendix A").
4. Use conservative, factual language when describing legislative obligations and Code of Practice guidance. Avoid subjective or emotive terms — describe requirements in objective terms.
5. Always use Australian English spelling (e.g. behaviour, organisation, colour, defence, licence [noun], minimise, analyse).
6. Distinguish between sources. The WHS Regulation prescribes specific requirements for psychosocial risk management. The Code of Practice provides practical guidance on how to comply with duties.
7. TAS follows the Model framework. Tasmania adopts the harmonised WHS Division 11 (rr 55A–55D) without jurisdiction-specific additions. Where a provision differs from other jurisdictions, note the difference, but TAS provisions will align with the Model framework.
8. Cross-reference with Model provisions where appropriate. The TAS WHS Regulation Division 11 adopts the Model provisions (rr 55A–55D). The TAS CoP closely follows the Model CoP structure with TAS-specific content (WorkSafe Tasmania references, case studies, TAS legislation references).
9. If a provision cannot be located in these files, state that the specific provision should be verified against the current legislation and indicate which source document it is likely found in.

Section Index

Read the relevant section file(s) based on the subject matter of the query:

TAS WHS Regulations 2022

File	Content	When to Read
sections/tas-whs-reg-psychosocial.md	TAS WHS Regulations 2022 — Division 11 (rr 55A–55D)	Psychosocial hazard/risk definitions (rr 55A–55B), duty to manage psychosocial risks (r 55C), determining control measures (r 55D — 9 matters), related duties (rr 35–38, rr 22–23)

TAS CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work (January 2023)

File	Chapters	When to Read
sections/tas-cop-introduction.md	Chapters 1–2	Psychosocial hazard definition, 13 hazard categories, WHS duties (PCBU s 19, workers, health and safety representatives), reasonably practicable test, consultation requirements, relevant TAS legislation (Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)), structure of CoP
sections/tas-cop-risk-management.md	Chapters 3–3.5	Identifying hazards (13 hazard categories, identification methods, workplace data sources), assessing risk (duration/frequency/severity, vulnerability, cumulative effect, risk assessment methods), controlling risk (WHS Act s 36, WHS Reg rr 35–36/55D, 9 matters, hierarchy of controls, eliminating risks, minimising risks — substitution/isolation/engineering, administrative controls, information/training/instruction, combining controls), maintaining and reviewing (WHS Reg rr 37–38, review triggers), recording the risk management process
sections/tas-cop-response-resolution.md	Chapters 4–5	Responding to complaints/incidents/reports (encouraging reporting, barriers to reporting, response principles, HSR role, response procedures, responding to violence and aggression, notifiable incident requirements, workers' compensation), issue and dispute resolution (WHS Act s 81, WHS Reg rr 22–23, resolution procedures, default procedure)
sections/tas-cop-appendices.md	Appendices	Additional resources, case studies, examples, templates

Workflow

1. Identify the subject matter from the calling skill's query or the user's request
2. Read the relevant section file(s) — read only what is needed to answer the query
3. Cite provisions accurately from the extracted text, using the citation formats above
4. Cross-reference with Model provisions where appropriate (load psychosocial-model if Model-level detail is needed)
5. Note TAS legislative framework — accurately reflect TAS legislation and regulator (WorkSafe Tasmania)

Common Query Routing

Query Topic	Primary File(s)	Key References
Psychosocial hazard/risk definitions	tas-whs-reg-psychosocial.md	WHS Reg rr 55A–55B
Duty to manage psychosocial risks	tas-whs-reg-psychosocial.md	WHS Reg r 55C
PCBU primary duty (general)	tas-cop-introduction.md	WHS Act s 19
Reasonably practicable test	tas-cop-introduction.md	WHS Act s 36 (duty to manage risks)
13 hazard categories	tas-cop-introduction.md, tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP sections 1–2 and Table 1
Identifying psychosocial hazards	tas-cop-risk-management.md	WHS Reg r 34; TAS CoP s 3
Risk assessment process	tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP s 3
Control measures — 9 matters (r 55D)	tas-whs-reg-psychosocial.md, tas-cop-risk-management.md	WHS Reg r 55D; TAS CoP s 3.1
Hierarchy of controls	tas-cop-risk-management.md	WHS Reg r 36; TAS CoP s 3.1
Eliminating risks	tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP s 3.1
Administrative controls	tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP s 3.1
Information, training, instruction	WHS Act s 19; WHS Reg r 39; TAS CoP s 3.1
Combining controls	tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP s 3.1
Maintaining control measures	tas-cop-risk-management.md	WHS Reg r 37; TAS CoP s 3.4
Reviewing control measures	tas-cop-risk-management.md	WHS Reg r 38; TAS CoP s 3.4
Recording risk management process	tas-cop-risk-management.md	TAS CoP s 3.5
Responding to complaints/reports	tas-cop-response-resolution.md	TAS CoP Ch 4
Encouraging reporting	tas-cop-response-resolution.md	TAS CoP s 4
Responding to violence and aggression	tas-cop-response-resolution.md	TAS CoP s 4
Notifiable incident (psychosocial)	tas-cop-response-resolution.md	WHS Act s 36; TAS CoP s 4
Issue resolution process	tas-cop-response-resolution.md	WHS Act s 81; WHS Reg rr 22–23
Consultation with workers	tas-cop-introduction.md	WHS Act s 36

TAS-Specific Context

Tasmania uses:

• WHS Act 2012 (Tas) — primary legislation establishing duties and offences
• WHS Regulations 2022 (Tas) — Division 11 (rr 55A–55D) — psychosocial risk management following the Model framework
• PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) — the standard duty holder definition
• WorkSafe Tasmania — Tasmanian regulator for WHS compliance

TAS legislative framework:

• No jurisdiction-specific additions — TAS Division 11 follows the Model WHS Regulations framework (rr 55A–55D)
• Harmonised WHS — TAS applies the same psychosocial risk definitions and duty framework as other harmonised jurisdictions
• Consultation requirements — WHS Act s 36 requires consultation with workers on health and safety matters, including psychosocial hazards
• TAS Code of Practice (January 2023) — Tasmanian adoption of the Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work

Version Information

• TAS WHS Act 2012: Current as at 5 March 2026
• TAS WHS Regulations 2022: Current as at 5 March 2026 (Division 11, rr 55A–55D)
• TAS CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work: January 2023 edition (Safe Work Australia Model CoP)
• Extraction method: Text extracted from official Tasmanian Government publications
• Licence: Creative Commons Attribution licence (State of Tasmania)

Note: These are Tasmanian-specific provisions. For Model (national) provisions, load the safetysure-psychosocial-model:psychosocial-model skill. For other jurisdictions, load the relevant jurisdiction specialist plugin (e.g. safetysure-psychosocial-qld, safetysure-psychosocial-sa). TAS provisions should be cited as enacted TAS law; Model provisions should not be cited as applicable law in TAS without verification against the enacted TAS legislation.