Exploring the Model WHS Psychosocial Regulations - with Jennifer Low
Psych Health and Safety Podcast
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Do Stress Cause Psychological Harm?
There was a lengthy debate as to whether stress should be referenced as mechanism of harm or not. Some jurisdictions were very keen to be able to reference amstresss as a mechanism for harm. But then others argued that stress itself is a very tricky concept. So the end, it was thought that instead with reference the fact that these particular elements may cause psychological harm. And then also, there was a last minute adition of adding in the whether or not it may also cause physical harm. I wonder how many lawyers were involved in drafting that definition. Lie was always in the andyeaa ands and the oars am.
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