Employers carry a duty to protect workers from foreseeable harm, and the list of foreseeable harms is lengthening. Rising temperatures, severe weather and air pollution affect outdoor and indoor workers alike, while remote work, restructuring and constant connectivity have placed mental health and wellbeing firmly within the scope of occupational safety.

The Professional Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course brings these two fields together because they interact: a heatwave raises fatigue, irritability and error rates; a flood can leave staff anxious and displaced. Participants learn a common risk management process, from establishing context and identifying hazards to evaluation, control selection, monitoring and review. They then apply it first to climate-related physical risks and next to psychosocial risks, using suitable tools for each.

The programme is practical. Participants complete heat stress assessments, design emergency responses for extreme weather, interpret anonymised wellbeing survey results and rehearse supportive conversations. At the end they assemble an integrated plan, with responsibilities, budget and indicators, to take back to their organisation and present to management in the weeks after the course.

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

• Explain how climate change alters occupational hazards across sectors.
• Assess heat stress and set work-rest, hydration and acclimatisation controls.
• Prepare emergency and continuity plans for flooding, storms and fire or smoke events.
• Identify psychosocial hazards using recognised models and workplace data.
• Design and analyse a psychosocial risk survey and interpret findings.
• Select controls using the hierarchy of controls and organisational measures.
• Respond to harassment, violence and burnout through policy, reporting and support routes.
• Integrate both risk types into an existing safety and health management system.

The course serves anyone responsible for worker safety, health and wellbeing, such as:

• Health, safety and environment officers and managers
• Human resource and employee wellbeing managers
• Occupational health nurses and clinic coordinators
• Facilities and site managers
• Construction, mining and agricultural supervisors
• Trade union and staff representatives
• Risk managers and business continuity coordinators
• Line managers and team leaders in public and private organisations

Participants return to work with:

• A climate hazard register tailored to their sites and workforce.
• A heat stress response protocol with trigger levels and actions.
• A psychosocial risk assessment toolkit including a survey outline.
• A manager guide for supportive conversations and referrals.
• An integrated control plan with owners, budget and review dates.
• A one-page briefing for senior management on emerging workplace risks.

Sessions blend technical input with realistic workplace exercises. Participants take part in:

• Instructor-led sessions on hazard assessment and control selection
• Site-based scenarios from construction, agriculture, healthcare and offices
• Practical heat stress calculations and emergency plan design
• Anonymised survey data analysis in small groups
• Role play of sensitive conversations between managers and staff

Participants who attend all sessions and complete the exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their grounding in climate-related and psychosocial risk management.