Psychological Health and Safety

Conducting a workplace assessment of psychological hazards and risks is one of the best ways to start work on mental health at any business. These can focus on entire businesses, a department or even a specific workgroup. They're also useful when engaging in organizational change and when implementing significant changes to programs or procedures.

Like all hazard and risk assessments, we will help you explore risks that could become costly problems for you before they ever occur. We'll then find ways to prevent against these risks, ensuring a safer and more operationally and financially sustainable operation.

Accommodating an individual with a disability can seem an overwhelming burden to small business owners. But a worker living with a disability can contribute significantly to the workplace. The accommodation process presents an opportunity for management to showcase their compassionate and adaptable qualities by driving process innovation, which helps your business operate smarter.  

Our expertise and education in this field enable us to identify the critical challenges and obstacles, assemble the appropriate stakeholders, and develop solutions that will enable your workers to contribute to your company, demonstrate a commitment to your team, all while reaping other operational efficiencies.

Wellness programs link existing and new services, resources and activities that benefit physical and mental health. Showcasing all of these in one place helps create a supportive environment that prioritizes mental health, builds a positive workplace culture, which can see tangible benefits to your bottom line. Healthier workers are happier workers, and this translates to improved company morale and productivity. It's also increasingly an area where you can champion and promote your business amongst industry peers.

CISM programs are all about building up your organization and workforce’s resiliency and ability to handle stress and potentially traumatic events. They focus on teaching workers how to recognize signs of stress and find healthy ways to cope. This helps them stay strong and bounce back from incidents, helping your operation stay on track.

CISM programs also use peer support interventions, which help redirect workers to professional help if needed. Research shows that CISM programs can significantly reduce the number and cost of disabling (lost time) mental injuries that happen because of stressful or potentially traumatic events. If your company engages in activities that could lead to stressful or traumatic situations for workers, a CISM program might be a good idea.

Many companies have good things going on for mental health. But are they meeting the best practices or requirements outlined in applicable regulations and standards? We can help your company review which regulations and voluntary standards apply to you, including CSA Z1003-13 National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. A gap analysis can show where and how existing company practices promote compliance and areas that need development.