Psychosocial Risk Management: Small Businesses

Psychosocial Risk Management: Small Businesses

The Psychosocial Risk Management: Small Businesses initiative is a tailored training program by FIFO Focus that helps small mining, exploration and mining-support businesses manage psychosocial risks effectively. It recognises that smaller organisations face the same psychosocial hazards and workplace health and safety obligations as larger organisations, often without dedicated safety teams or extensive resources. It provides practical, accessible guidance for small-business environments.

Delivered through a virtual training format and supported by individual coaching, the initiative helps participants understand psychosocial hazards and their workplace obligations in a clear and practical way. It focuses on identifying psychosocial risks, assessing them using straightforward methods and developing controls that suit smaller teams and operational settings. The program emphasises practical solutions that are easy to apply and do not rely on complex processes or specialised tools.

The initiative aims to build confidence and capability by helping business owners, leaders and supervisors develop tailored psychosocial risk management plans for their organisations. Through expert guidance, practical learning and personalised support, participants strengthen their ability to create psychologically healthy workplaces, reduce psychosocial harm and support workforce wellbeing. The program helps small businesses implement sustainable approaches that foster trust, resilience and positive workplace culture.

FIFO Focus

FIFO Focus is a specialist consultancy that helps organisations create psychologically healthy workplaces and workforces in FIFO and remote industries. Working across the mining sector and related industries, the organisation helps reduce psychosocial risks, strengthen worker wellbeing and support employers facing the unique challenges of FIFO work. Its team combines psychological expertise, industry knowledge and practical experience to deliver tailored solutions that improve workplace culture and support positive mental health outcomes.

The organisation provides a broad range of services, including psychosocial risk assessment, leadership development, cultural change programs, mental health and wellbeing training, trauma-informed investigations and workforce education. FIFO Focus works closely with organisations to identify workplace risks, strengthen psychological safety and equip leaders and workers with the skills needed to build healthier and more supportive work environments. Its training programs use practical, evidence-based approaches designed specifically for FIFO and remote work contexts.

FIFO Focus aims to simplify the complex challenges associated with FIFO work and help organisations move beyond compliance towards lasting cultural improvement. Through its partnership-based approach, the organisation supports businesses in strengthening wellbeing, improving workplace relationships and creating environments where people can perform at their best. By combining research-informed practice with sector-specific expertise, FIFO Focus helps build safer, healthier and more sustainable workplaces across the mining industry.