Traumatic events or materialTraumatic events or material

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Traumatic events or material

Traumatic events involving work-related violence are covered in A ppendix B.

Note: Some of these examples of hazards may not create psychosocial risks on their own but may do so if combined with other hazards. Some hazards may only create risks on their own when severe. Consider all hazards present and the circumstances to determine what is reasonably practicable to manage the risks.

Traumatic events or material may include:

\- witnessing or investigating a fatality, serious injury, abuse, neglect or serious incident (e.g. working in child protection)
\- exposure to seriously injured or deceased persons (e.g. working in an emergency department or as a forensic scientist)
\- experiencing fear or extreme risks (e.g. being in a motor vehicle accident, workplace incident or near miss)
\- exposure to natural disasters (e.g. emergency services workers responding to floods or bushfires)
\- witnessing or investigating terrorism or war (e.g. police officers responding to terrorist attacks or journalists reporting on wars)
\- supporting victims of painful and traumatic events (e.g. providing counselling services)
\- listening to or reading descriptions of painful and traumatic events experienced by others (e.g. lawyers reviewing evidence or advocates helping with victim testimonies)
\- finding evidence of crimes or traumatic events (e.g. customs workers or online moderators), and
\- exposure to events that bring up traumatic memories.