Moving on from People at Work? Here is your ISO 45003-aligned alternative.
People at Work (PAW) shuts down 2 October 2026. For the organisations that relied on PAW for psychosocial risk assessments, RAE IQ is a maintained, ISO 45003-aligned alternative — with data migration, registers, control reviews and board reporting built in.
What is People at Work (PAW) and what replaces it?
People at Work (PAW) was a free psychosocial risk assessment tool developed by a consortium of Australian WHS regulators, including Safe Work Australia, WorkSafe Victoria, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, and others. It provided a validated survey instrument for identifying psychosocial hazards — job demands, role clarity, support, conflict, and violence.
PAW shuts down 2 October 2026. The tool was free for the approximately 5,000 organisations that used it, and its decommissioning leaves those organisations without a maintained survey instrument, results tracking, or a link to the rest of their WHS system.
The replacement question is not just "where do I get another survey?" A survey is the identification step. ISO 45003:2021 — the international standard for psychosocial risk management — requires identification, assessment, and control, with documented evidence of each. A survey tool that does not link to a register, control reviews, and board reporting leaves you with a spreadsheet of results and no systematic process.
Who needs a PAW replacement by June 2026
- Any organisation that used PAW surveys for their psychosocial risk assessment programme and needs to migrate historical data before 2 October 2026.
- Healthcare, education, community services and government organisations with significant psychosocial exposure.
- NSW businesses preparing for post-s26A psychosocial Code of Practice obligations (enforceable from 1 July 2026).
- HR and people teams responsible for the psychosocial duty under the WHS Act amendments.
- Safety leads seeking ISO 45003 compliance for certification, client requirements, or board reporting.
Three steps. About a minute.
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Tell us about the work
A guided form captures the activity, site, people and conditions: the inputs your safety document actually needs.
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We ground the draft
The drafting engine applies your state's WHS Act, regulations, codes of practice and any reference documents you've uploaded.
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You review and ship
Edit anything, accept the rest, and download a signature-ready PDF with your logo and the right legislation citations.
How RAE IQ delivers it.
What a PAW replacement workflow looks like in RAE IQ
The migration from PAW to RAE IQ follows this sequence:
- Download your PAW domain scores export before 2 October 2026.
- Upload the export into RAE IQ — domains are automatically mapped to ISO 45003-aligned hazard categories and a draft assessment is created.
- Review and confirm the mapping, adding controls for any identified hazards.
- Set review cadences for each hazard based on risk level (quarterly, six-monthly, annually).
- Review control effectiveness at each cadence. Record what changed and why.
- Export the board-ready summary for your next board or ELT meeting.
- Generate a psychosocial risk assessment for significant hazards, citing the ISO 45003 framework and the applicable Code of Practice.
All 8 Australian jurisdictions
Terminology, legislation citations and regulator names adapt automatically from QLD to NT, including the territories.
Frequently asked questions
When is People at Work (PAW) shutting down?
PAW shuts down on 2 October 2026. After that date, the survey tool will no longer be available. Organisations that used PAW should export their domain scores before this date and upload them into RAE IQ to preserve their historical baseline data.
Can I import my existing PAW survey results into RAE IQ?
Yes. RAE IQ includes a PAW data import tool (Professional plan and above) that accepts your PAW domain scores export in CSV, XLSX, or PDF format. The tool automatically maps PAW domains to the matching psychosocial hazard categories and creates a pre-populated draft assessment — no manual re-entry required.
Is a survey enough, or do I need the full ISO 45003 process?
A survey is the identification step. ISO 45003 and the Australian Codes of Practice require identification, assessment, and control, with documented evidence of each. After a survey you need a register of identified hazards, risk assessment for significant hazards, controls documented and reviewed for effectiveness, and evidence of consultation. RAE IQ covers the full process; a survey-only tool does not.
Does the NSW psychosocial Code of Practice become a legal duty on 1 July 2026?
Yes. Under section 26A of the NSW WHS Act (effective 1 July 2026), approved Codes of Practice in NSW — including the Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code — become enforceable duties rather than guidance. NSW businesses that relied on PAW surveys need the full ISO 45003 process documented before 1 July 2026. Note that PAW shuts down on 2 October 2026, meaning NSW businesses need an alternative in place before the Code becomes enforceable.
What does the psychosocial module cost?
The psychosocial register, control reviews and psychosocial risk assessments are available on Professional at $99/month. Board-ready summaries, unlimited surveys and psychosocial signal detection are Business plan features at $249/month.
Can surveys be run anonymously?
Yes. Surveys are delivered via a link and completed without requiring workers to log in or identify themselves. Aggregate results are visible to administrators. Individual responses are anonymised by default.
What are the 17 ISO 45003 psychosocial hazard categories?
ISO 45003:2021 identifies: job demands (workload, pace, cognitive, emotional, environmental); role clarity and conflict; control over work; relationships and support; recognition and reward; organisational culture; change management; non-work factors; physical environment; remote or isolated work; working time arrangements; task variety; career development; violence and harassment; work-home interface; job security; and equity and inclusion.