Visible. Controllable. Defensible.
Burriin Risk Systems helps organisations identify the psychosocial hazards that standard frameworks miss, then build controls that hold up under scrutiny. Built on a proprietary 16+5 hazard model that includes five First Nations-specific hazards no other consultancy assesses.
Most psychosocial risk processes assume the hazards are already visible.
Standard WHS frameworks were built to identify a known set of workplace hazards. They were not built to see the ones that sit underneath, cultural load, identity strain, community weight, culturally unsafe environments, and disruption to social and emotional wellbeing.
Burriin was built on the opposite assumption. Before you can control a risk, you have to be able to see it. Our 16+5 model starts by making the invisible hazards visible, so the controls you put in place are actually defensible when they’re tested.
How we work with you
Psychosocial Risk Assessment
A structured assessment across all 21 hazards (the 16 standard WorkSafe Victoria Compliance Code hazards plus our 5 First Nations-specific hazards), giving you a complete picture rather than a partial one.
Control Plan Development
Practical, defensible control plans built from the assessment findings, designed to withstand regulator scrutiny and stand up in practice, not just on paper.
Consultant-Led Rollout
Delivered through our Consultant Portal, a purpose-built platform that guides consultants through assessment and control planning consistently, every time.
Sixteen hazards are already recognised under the WorkSafe Victoria Compliance Code. We add five more that are specific to First Nations employees and communities: Cultural Load, Identity Strain, Community Weight, Culturally Unsafe Environment, and SEWB Disruption.
It’s the only model of its kind, and it’s the foundation of everything we do.
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Built by lived experience, backed by 20 years in corporate leadership
Burriin Risk Systems was founded by Jarrod McKenzie, a Kamilaroi man with over two decades of senior corporate leadership experience across the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. That background, combined with lived experience of the hazards our model was built to identify, shapes an approach grounded in what actually works in the field, not just in theory.
Burriin operates under Mob supporting Mob principles across all of its work.
For consultants delivering Burriin’s model
Our Consultant Portal guides consultants through the full assessment and control planning workflow, from the initial session through to oversight and review, so delivery stays consistent no matter who’s running the engagement.
Burriin Risk Systems is a finalist in the Innovation category at the 2026 Psychosocial Safety and Leadership Awards, held 10 September at Twin Towns, Tweed Heads.
Ready to see what your current process is missing?
If your psychosocial risk assessment can’t answer this question, “How do you know your current process identified all the risks?”, it’s time for a conversation.
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