On this page
Overview
With the introduction of the Respect@Work amendments, sexual harassment is now recognised as a risk and psychological hazard under workplace health and safety law.
OHS practitioners, DEI experts and HR professionals are responsible for demonstrating that their workplaces have taken all reasonable and proportionate actions to mitigate the risk of sexual harassment, as well as identifying risks early to ensure prevention initiatives do not unintentionally cause harm.
These resources offer checklists and tips to support your work assessing and mitigating risks of sexual harassment in your workplace.
Checklist: Sexual harassment as a workplace health and safety risk
This brief overview of actions is meant for OHS practitioners who are responsible for demonstrating that their workplace has taken all reasonable and proportionate actions to mitigate the risk of sexual harassment.
Checklist: Sexual harassment as a workplace health and safety risk
Assessing workplace risks of sexual harassment
Prevention work can have unintended consequences. Such work often includes open discussions about the nature, prevalence and impacts of violence against women, including sexual harassment. Violence against women and their children is a daily reality and a lived experience for many, so talking about violence will have an impact on many of the people we work with. Safety must be considered, and risks should be identified early to ensure prevention initiatives do not unintentionally cause harm.
This brief guidance provides information for those designing and implementing workplace prevention initiatives.
