Employers have long managed visible hazards such as falls, machinery and chemicals, yet two of the fastest growing sources of harm are less visible. Climate change is intensifying heat, flooding and storms in the places where people work, and psychosocial hazards such as excessive demands, bullying, violence and poor support are linked to anxiety, absence and turnover. Safety systems that ignore them leave workers exposed and organisations with avoidable costs and legal risk.

The Practical Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course gives participants a hands-on method for tackling both. It begins with how occupational risk is changing and how the hierarchy of controls applies to climate and psychosocial hazards. Climate sessions examine heat illness, thermal comfort, outdoor and indoor exposure, air pollution, flood and storm response, and the vulnerability of different workers. Psychosocial sessions explore the sources of work-related stress, harassment and violence, the early signs in teams and the organisational factors behind them, including how managers can be supported to lead with care.

Learning is practical. Participants complete a heat risk assessment, run a psychosocial survey analysis, write a control plan and practise a supportive return-to-work conversation. By the end each participant has an integrated risk register and an implementation plan that fits their workplace and available resources.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how climate change and psychosocial factors affect worker health, safety and productivity.
• Assess heat stress and other climate-related hazards using appropriate indicators and tools.
• Apply the hierarchy of controls to climate hazards, including work-rest cycles, hydration and emergency plans.
• Identify psychosocial hazards such as excessive workload, harassment and violence in the workplace.
• Use ISO 45003 guidance and survey data to evaluate psychosocial risk.
• Consult workers and representatives effectively when designing controls.
• Set up reporting, case management and return-to-work support for affected employees.
• Integrate both risk types into an existing occupational health and safety management system.

The course is suitable for people responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of workers, including:

• Health and safety officers and managers
• Occupational health nurses and workplace wellness coordinators
• Human resource and employee relations managers
• Site, facilities and operations managers
• Construction, mining and agriculture supervisors
• Trade union and worker safety representatives
• Sustainability and ESG officers
• Public health and NGO programme staff with field teams

Participants leave the course with:

• A heat stress and climate hazard assessment checklist.
• A psychosocial risk assessment method with a sample worker survey.
• An integrated risk register covering both hazard types.
• An extreme weather and heat emergency response outline.
• A return-to-work and peer support procedure.
• A priority action plan with responsibilities and review dates.

The course emphasises assessment tools and conversations that participants will use at work. It includes:

• Practical risk assessment workshops with checklists and survey samples
• Case files from construction, healthcare, agriculture and office settings
• Role play of consultation, reporting and return-to-work conversations
• Group critique of draft control plans
• Short briefings on standards and good practice guidance

Participants who complete the five days and the practical exercises will receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.

The certificate confirms attendance and applied learning and is not a clinical or counselling qualification.