Mental Health First Aid Officer roles are now an identified role in Enterprise Agreements across the Australian Public Service.

As with other corporate roles, such as Harassment Contact Officers, trained Mental Health First Aid Officers are a reasonably practicable control measure to mitigate the risk of injury or illness, which can form a part of your workplaces Work Health and Safety Management Arrangements.

Members have access to a Know Your WHS Rights Fact Sheet on Mental First Aid in the Workplace. Sign in now to download the fact sheet

CPSU members also have access to a range of supporting materials and guidance to assist in representing members’ concerns. If you are a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) and would like expert advice and assistance regarding psychosocial hazards and risk mitigation, you are entitled to seek the assistance of any person, including the CPSU.

Visit the SafetyFirst Network for HSR guidance on applying hierarchy of control measures to psychosocial hazards.

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