Work Health & Psychological Safety Specialist

Access to Course Content:	12 Months from the date of enrolment
Competency Units:	Exemplar Global OH45001 ISO 45001 OH&S Management Systems
Certificate Type:	Certificate of Attainment - TPECS Certificate of Completion

Develop the expertise to manage both physical and psychological health and safety risks in the workplace.

The Work Health & Psychological Safety Specialist bundle combines ATOL’s ISO 45001:2018 OH&S Management Systems Specialist course with the Focus on ISO 45003 Psychological Health and Safety at Work course. Together, they give you an integrated understanding of occupational health and safety management systems, psychosocial risk management, leadership, worker participation and continual improvement.

This course bundle is designed for professionals who want to move beyond basic compliance and build workplace systems that protect people, strengthen culture and support sustainable performance.

Whether you work in health and safety, HR, operations, auditing, consulting or leadership, this bundle helps you understand how ISO 45001 and ISO 45003 work together to support safer, healthier and more resilient workplaces.

Why study ISO 45001 and ISO 45003 together?

Modern workplace health and safety is no longer limited to physical hazards.

Organisations are increasingly expected to identify, assess and manage risks that affect both physical safety and psychological health. ISO 45001 provides the framework for an occupational health and safety management system, while ISO 45003 provides guidance on managing psychosocial risks within that system.

By studying both courses together, you will learn how to:

Understand the requirements of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
Apply ISO 45003 guidance to psychosocial hazards and psychological health and safety.
Support worker consultation, participation and wellbeing.
Contribute to stronger safety culture and organisational resilience.
Connect compliance, risk management and workplace wellbeing in a practical way.

This bundle is ideal for professionals who want a more complete view of workplace health and safety: one that addresses people, systems, leadership and culture.

What you’ll learn

By completing this bundle, you will learn how to:

Interpret and apply the requirements of ISO 45001:2018.
Understand how ISO 45003:2021 supports the management of psychosocial risks.
Identify common physical and psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
Understand the role of leadership and worker participation in effective health and safety management.
Support planning, implementation and monitoring of workplace risk controls.
Contribute to a stronger safety culture.
Support continual improvement in OH&S and psychological health and safety performance.
Understand how an OH&S management system can protect both physical and psychological wellbeing.

What you’ll be able to do

After completing the Work Health & Psychological Safety Specialist bundle, you will be able to:

Assess an organisation’s OH&S management system against ISO 45001:2018.
Recognise how psychosocial risks fit within an OH&S management system.
Identify common psychosocial hazards and contributing workplace factors.
Support workplace conversations about psychological health and safety.
Promote awareness of physical and psychological health and safety risks.
Contribute to policies, procedures and practices aligned with ISO 45001 and ISO 45003.
Support continual improvement across workplace health, safety and wellbeing systems.
Build a foundation for future auditing, consulting or specialist work in OH&S and psychological health and safety.

Who this course is for

This course is ideal for professionals who want to build capability across both occupational health and safety management systems and psychosocial risk management.

It is suitable for:

Health and Safety Officers, Advisors and Coordinators.
WHS/OHS Managers.
HR and People & Culture professionals.
Risk, compliance and governance professionals.
Internal auditors and aspiring auditors.
Consultants working with management systems.
Supervisors and frontline managers.
Occupational health practitioners.
Members of health and safety committees.
Business leaders responsible for workplace health, safety and wellbeing.

This bundle is especially valuable for people who already work with safety systems and want to better understand psychological health and safety, or for HR and leadership professionals who need a stronger systems-based approach to managing workplace psychosocial risks.

Why choose this bundle?

Build practical, integrated capability:
Physical safety and psychological safety are connected. This bundle helps you understand both through the lens of management systems, risk management, leadership and continual improvement.
Learn ISO 45001 and ISO 45003 together:
ISO 45001 gives you the structure for an OH&S management system. ISO 45003 provides guidance for managing psychosocial risks within that system. Studying them together gives you a more complete and practical understanding of modern workplace health and safety.
Study online, at your own pace:
Both courses are delivered online and self-paced, allowing you to complete your training around work and life commitments. ATOL’s course pages list 18 months of access for each course component.
Strengthen your professional credibility:
The ISO 45001 component provides a recognised specialist pathway in OH&S management systems, while the ISO 45003 focus course helps you build highly relevant knowledge in psychological health and safety.
Support safer and healthier workplaces:
This course is not just about understanding standards. It is about building the capability to contribute to safer systems, better conversations, stronger leadership and healthier workplace cultures.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Work Health & Psychological Safety Specialist bundle?

The Work Health & Psychological Safety Specialist bundle combines ISO 45001:2018 OH&S Management Systems Specialist training with Focus on ISO 45003 Psychological Health and Safety at Work. It helps learners understand both occupational health and safety management systems and psychosocial risk management.

What is the difference between ISO 45001 and ISO 45003?

ISO 45001 sets out requirements for an occupational health and safety management system. ISO 45003 provides guidance for managing psychological health and safety and psychosocial risks within an OH&S management system.

Is this course online?

Yes. Both course components are delivered online and self-paced.

How long does the bundle take to complete?

The combined learning time is approximately 22 hours. The ISO 45001 Specialist course is approximately 16 hours, and the Focus on ISO 45003 course is approximately 6 hours.

Do I need prior experience?

No prerequisites are listed for the ISO 45001 course, and the ISO 45003 course is designed for individuals seeking foundational knowledge in psychological health and safety.

Who should enrol in this bundle?

This course is suitable for health and safety professionals, HR and People & Culture professionals, managers, supervisors, internal auditors, consultants, occupational health practitioners and health and safety committee members.

Will this help me manage psychosocial risks at work?

Yes. The ISO 45003 component introduces psychosocial hazards, contributing factors, leadership responsibilities, worker participation, risk controls, monitoring and continual improvement.

Can this course support my auditing pathway?

The ISO 45001 Specialist course supports specialist knowledge in OH&S management systems. ATOL notes that learners may promote themselves as OHSMS External Auditors or perform certification audits when this competency is accompanied by Lead Auditor competency.

OH&S Management Systems Specialist (ISO 45001:2018)
Module 1	Introduction to OH&S Management Systems (Clauses 1 to 3) ISO 45001:2018 in the context of the Harmonized Structure: scope, key terms, the PDCA approach, risk-based thinking, and the benefits an OH&S management system brings to an organisation.
Module 2	Context of the Organization (Clause 4) Internal and external issues, the unique requirement to understand the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties, and defining the scope of the OH&S management system.
Module 3	Leadership and Worker Participation (Clause 5) Top management leadership, OH&S policy, organisational roles and responsibilities, and the distinctive requirement for consultation and participation of workers.
Module 4	Planning (Clause 6) Hazard identification, OH&S risks and opportunities, legal and other requirements, and OH&S objectives and how to achieve them.
Module 5	Support (Clause 7) Resources, competence, awareness, communication, and documented information requirements for an effective OH&S management system.
Module 6	Operation (Clause 8) Operational planning and control, elimination of hazards and reduction of OH&S risks, emergency preparedness and response, and procurement and contractor management.
Module 7	Performance Evaluation (Clause 9) Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation of OH&S performance, compliance evaluation, internal audit, and management review.
Module 8	Improvement (Clause 10) Incident investigation, nonconformity management, corrective action, and continual improvement within the OH&S management system.

*This course does not include a copy of ISO 45001:2018 as it is not required for you to complete your training. Course content includes extracts from the standards in the form of clause statements as per the example below.

Focus on ISO 45003 Psychological Health and Safety at Work
Module 1	Introduction to Psychological Health and Safety Management (Clauses 1 to 3) How ISO 45003 guidance extends the ISO 45001 framework into psychological health: scope, key terms, and the relationship between psychosocial risk and the OH&S management system.
Module 2	Clause 4 Context of the Organization Internal and external issues affecting psychological health, the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties, and scoping psychosocial risk within the OH&S management system.
Module 3	Clause 5 Leadership and Worker Participation Leadership commitment to psychological health, roles and responsibilities, and the consultation and participation that give workers a real voice in psychosocial risk management.
Module 4	Clause 6 Planning Identifying psychosocial hazards, including workload, role clarity, support, and workplace behaviour, assessing risks and opportunities, and setting objectives for psychological health.
Module 5	Clause 7 Support Resources, competence, awareness, and communication for managing psychosocial risk, and the documented information that supports it.
Module 6	Clause 8 Operation Operational planning and control for psychosocial risk, managing change, and responding when psychological health impacts emerge.
Module 7	Clause 9 Performance Evaluation Monitoring and measuring psychological health and safety performance, evaluation of compliance, internal audit, and management review.
Module 8	Clause 10 Improvement Incident learning, nonconformity and corrective action, and continual improvement of psychological health and safety outcomes.

*This course does not include a copy of ISO 45003:2021 as it is not required for you to complete your training. Course content includes extracts from the standard in the form of clause statements as per the example below.

Example Clause Statement

No prerequisites required

This course is currently undergoing certification and will be available shortly.

Course details:

Online Self-Paced
Approx 22 hours full-time study*
Exemplar Global Internationally & Industry Recognized
Standard: ISO 45001:2023 and ISO 45003:2025
No prerequisites required

* All ATOL courses are delivered in such a way you can work through them at your own pace, the actual time to complete the training may change depending on the individual learners' experience and/or learning style