Resources
These resources were gathered to give you quick access to tools and resources related to psychological health and safety. Browse through the list below to find a relevant topic that may help assess and address workplace psychological health and safety.
Comparing assessment tools
Each of the free assessments described below result in an automatically generated report that is unique to your situation and includes practical and relevant resources, tools and strategies that you can use to take action on your results.
Organizational level
Guarding Minds at Work is a suite of tools including an employee survey that assesses psychosocial factors which are within the influence and responsibility of the organization and do not cover measurements of employee mental health or wellbeing. The results can help you consider changes to policies and procedures in terms of the impact they can have on psychological health and safety. The assessment measures psychological health and safety including:
- Psychosocial factors named in the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (CSA/BNQ z1003)1
- Psychosocial hazards named in the International Standards Association’s guidelines (ISO 45003:2021)2
- Indicators of workplace inclusion
- Indicators of workplace stress and trauma
Leader level
Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment is an online survey that can be used in two different ways. The first is a self-assessment where a leader responds to statements on the frequency in which they engage in strategies known to support the psychological health and safety of employees. The second is a survey set to employees to assess leaders on the same measures. Organizations can choose to administer this to all leaders, or leaders can choose to use this resource for themselves. The assessment measures leadership in 5 categories:
- Communication and collaboration
- Social intelligence
- Problem-solving and conflict management
- Security and safety
- Fairness and integrity
Team level
Psychologically Safe Team Assessment goes beyond looking at leadership. It measures how team members feel about how they interact with each other and their sense of inclusion. In other words, it's not just up to the leader; everyone on the team has a role in making the team a safe and inclusive work environment. This assessment measures the following 3 categories:
- Leader support for team cohesion
- Team interactions
- Inclusion
1. Canadian Standards Association. (2013). Psychological health and safety in the workplace—prevention, promotion, and guidance to staged implementation (CAN/CSA-Z1003-13/BNQ 9700-803/2013). Retrieved from https://www.csagroup.org/article/cancsa-z1003-13-bnq-9700-803-2013-r2018/
2. International Organization for Standardization. (2021). Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks (ISO Standard No. 45003). Retrieved from https://www.iso.org/standard/64283.html