Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course in Johannesburg, South Africa
Classroom training in Johannesburg · next cohort Nov 2, 2026 · from USD 3,400
Rising temperatures, floods, smoke and storms now disrupt working conditions, while workload, job insecurity, bullying and violence take a quiet toll on mental health. Both hazards sit awkwardly between occupational safety law, labour regulation and human resource policy, and many employers have no clear owner for them. This five-day programme shows how to build coherent policy and compliance around them. You study the legal duty of care, international labour standards, ILO guidance on safety and health, ISO 45001 and ISO 45003, and how regulators and inspectors approach emerging risks.
Practical work covers heat stress thresholds, work-rest schedules, outdoor and remote workforce protection, extreme weather emergency plans, psychosocial risk assessment, workload and job design, harassment and violence prevention, return-to-work policies and worker consultation. You draft policies, map responsibilities and build a compliance and audit checklist. The course suits safety and health managers, human resource directors, labour officers, inspectors, policy advisers, trade union representatives and sustainability leads in construction, agriculture, mining, health care, manufacturing and public service. It runs in classroom, online and in-house formats and finishes with a CPD-accredited certificate.
At a Glance
Training in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg is South Africa's economic heart, home to the JSE and the head offices of Africa's largest companies.
More about training in Johannesburg →- Format
- Classroom, in Johannesburg
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 3,400
- Next start dates
- Nov 2, 2026, Nov 30, 2026, Dec 28, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Sandton, Rosebank and Midrand
About this course
Employers are discovering that familiar workplace hazard registers miss two fast-growing categories of harm. Climate-related hazards, from extreme heat and flooding to wildfire smoke and disrupted transport, affect outdoor, factory and office workers alike. Psychosocial hazards, including excessive workload, poor management, harassment and exposure to trauma, drive absence, turnover, accidents and legal claims. Regulators and courts are paying closer attention to both, yet the rules are scattered across health and safety statutes, labour codes, anti-discrimination law and sector guidance.
The Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course brings these threads together for policy makers and workplace leaders. Participants review the international and regional standards that shape national regulation, the employer's general duty to provide a safe system of work, and the enforcement and reporting expectations that follow. They then convert these requirements into organisational policy: climate risk assessments, heat action plans, emergency procedures, psychosocial risk assessment, prevention programmes, complaints and investigation procedures, and support arrangements. Sessions also address worker participation, record keeping, performance indicators and how to prove compliance during inspection or litigation.
Delivery relies on policy drafting clinics, scenario work and case reviews. Participants finish with draft policy text, a compliance matrix and a plan for implementation within their own organisation.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Interpret the legal duty of care and the main international standards covering climate and psychosocial workplace hazards.
- Distinguish the responsibilities of employers, managers, workers and regulators.
- Assess climate-related risks such as heat, flooding and air quality for different job types.
- Conduct a psychosocial risk assessment using recognised methods and indicators.
- Draft policies on heat stress, extreme weather response, mental health, harassment and violence.
- Align safety, human resource and sustainability policies with ISO 45001 and ISO 45003.
- Design compliance monitoring, reporting and audit arrangements.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with:
- A map of the legal and standards requirements that apply to their organisation.
- A draft heat stress and extreme weather workplace policy.
- A psychosocial risk assessment tool with indicators and action options.
- Model wording for harassment and violence prevention procedures.
- A compliance matrix and audit checklist linked to ISO 45001 and ISO 45003.
- An implementation and consultation plan for their own workplace.
Training Methodology
The programme is a policy clinic as much as a classroom. Methods include:
- Briefings on laws, standards and enforcement trends
- Policy drafting sessions with peer and facilitator feedback
- Scenario exercises on heatwaves, floods and workplace conflict
- Review of anonymised investigation and inspection cases
- Group design of a compliance matrix for a chosen sector
Day 1: The Changing Landscape of Workplace Risk
- How climate change and work organisation reshape occupational hazards
- Duty of care and the general obligations of employers
- International labour standards and ILO guidance
- National frameworks: safety statutes, labour codes and equality law
- Roles of regulators, inspectors and courts
- Exercise: mapping the rules that apply to your sector
Day 2: Climate-Related Workplace Hazards and Policy Response
- Heat stress, humidity and work-rest schedules
- Flooding, storms, smoke and disrupted commuting
- Vulnerable groups: outdoor, informal and migrant workers
- Climate risk assessment for sites and job roles
- Emergency preparedness and business continuity
- Workshop: drafting a heat action plan
Day 3: Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health at Work
- Psychosocial hazards: workload, control, support, role clarity and change
- ISO 45003 and related guidance
- Assessment methods: surveys, indicators and consultation
- Job design and management practices that prevent harm
- Stress, burnout and trauma exposure in high-risk occupations
- Exercise: assessing risk in a call centre and a clinic
Day 4: Harassment, Violence and Support Systems
- Defining harassment, bullying and violence, including online forms
- Policy design, complaints and investigation procedures
- Protection against retaliation and confidentiality duties
- Employee assistance, return-to-work and reasonable adjustment
- Training of managers and worker representatives
- Case review: an investigation that went wrong
Day 5: Compliance, Integration and Implementation
- Aligning ISO 45001, ISO 45003 and sustainability reporting
- Key performance indicators and incident data
- Internal audit and regulatory inspection preparation
- Worker participation and social dialogue
- Budgeting and sequencing policy rollout
- Presentation of draft policy packages
The programme is suited to people who shape or enforce workplace risk policy, including:
- Occupational health and safety managers and advisers
- Human resource directors and employee relations managers
- Labour officers and workplace inspectors
- Policy and legal advisers in ministries and regulators
- Trade union and employee representatives
- Corporate sustainability and climate adaptation leads
- Occupational health nurses and physicians
- Project and site managers in construction, mining and agriculture
- Wellbeing and employee assistance programme coordinators
Completion of all five days and the drafting exercises earns a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It confirms course completion and is not a statutory inspector or auditor licence.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course Venues
South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400Viewing- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course in Johannesburg
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course runs as classroom training in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Johannesburg cohort starts on November 2, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Johannesburg" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course in Johannesburg is USD 3,400 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Johannesburg, Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course runs as classroom training in Pretoria and Cape Town. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Johannesburg or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk programme, you'll be able to interpret the legal duty of care and the main international standards covering climate and psychosocial workplace hazards, distinguish the responsibilities of employers, managers, workers and regulators, assess climate-related risks such as heat, flooding and air quality for different job types, and conduct a psychosocial risk assessment using recognised methods and indicators. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is suited to people who shape or enforce workplace risk policy, including: Occupational health and safety managers and advisers, Human resource directors and employee relations managers, Labour officers and workplace inspectors, Policy and legal advisers in ministries and regulators, Trade union and employee representatives, Corporate sustainability and climate adaptation leads, Occupational health nurses and physicians, Project and site managers in construction, mining and agriculture, and Wellbeing and employee assistance programme coordinators.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Climate-Related and Psychosocial Workplace Risk Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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