Critical Deadlines for PAW Users
Important dates to maintain your compliance trail before the platform closes on October 2, 2026.
New registrations close
Final date for new accounts or organisations to register on the PAW platform.
New surveys close
Final date for new surveys to be launched on the PAW platform.
Platform access ends
The platform will be permanently shut down. Export your reports before this date.
Immediate Action Required: After 2 October 2026, all organisational data will be permanently removed. Raw data will not be available for download. Export your PDF reports immediately. Not sure how to do it? Read the official guide.
Bridge the gap from static PAW data to active risk management.
Don't let your historical data sit idle in a folder. PsychProof extracts your existing PAW findings and transforms them into active case folders with assigned control measures and tracked safety roadmaps.
Static PAW report (PDF)
Live, tracked PsychProof case
Transform static findings into a process
Every hazard identified in your PAW report becomes a tracked, assigned, and auditable action item. Not just a number on a page.
Continuous WHS Compliance in Motion
PAW helped you identify the hazards. PsychProof helps you manage them.Every step of the way, from identification through to review and evidence of closure.
Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ)
With PAW closing, Australian employers still need a reliable, validated method to identify psychosocial hazards. PsychProof offers built-in support for the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire version III, a globally recognized standard for measuring psychosocial risks in the workplace.
Scientifically Validated
Internationally recognized framework assessing quantitative demands, work pace, emotional demands, and support structures.
Direct Action Integration
Results automatically bridge into PsychProof case folders, risk scoring, and tailored control recommendations.
Continuous & Flexible
Deploy full organization-wide surveys or focused pulse checks to maintain continuous WHS compliance evidence.
The gold standard for psychosocial measurement
The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) was originally developed in Denmark in 2000 as a rigorously validated tool for assessing psychosocial factors at work. Now in its third version (COPSOQ III), it has been validated in more than 18 countries and is maintained by the international COPSOQ Network, a collaboration of research institutions, government bodies, and occupational health organisations across Europe, North America, and beyond.
COPSOQ III measures a comprehensive range of psychosocial dimensions across working life, including demands, autonomy, social relations, leadership, work-individual interface, and health outcomes. It is used by governments, universities, enterprises, and occupational health practitioners worldwide, and has been extensively published in peer-reviewed journals.
What distinguishes COPSOQ III from generic workplace survey tools is its psychometric rigour. The instrument has undergone Confirmatory Factor Analysis across multiple national populations, with internal consistency reliability assessed at both individual and workplace levels. It is not a checklist or opinion survey: it is a validated measurement instrument designed to produce results that are comparable across workplaces, sectors, and over time.
Validated for the Australian workforce
PsychProof's implementation is built on the peer-reviewed Australian validation of COPSOQ III:
This study validated the long version of COPSOQ III against a random sample of 2,446 working Australians aged 18-79, drawn from a nationally representative panel. It confirmed that 33 of 38 COPSOQ III scales demonstrated good reliability in the Australian context (consistent with validation findings in other countries) and established population benchmarks across gender, employment status, work sector, professional status, and occupational classification.
The Australian validation was conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne's Centre for the Study of Higher Education and co-authored by leading occupational health researchers. It is the most rigorous psychosocial measurement validation study conducted on an Australian working population to date.