ISO 45003: A Guide To Manage Psychological Health And Safety At Work

Do you know about the first global standard to give practical guidance on managing psychological health and safety in the workplace?

What is ISO45003?

ISO 45003 is a risk-based and proactive approach to Psychological Health and Safety in the workplace.

So what is Psychological Health and Safety and why is it good for business?

At the simplest level, it means that you, as a business, take a proactive, risk management approach to work-related mental health.

You take active steps to identify what could foreseeably cause your employees psychological harm (stress, distress or trauma, for example) and put appropriate measures in place both to prevent unnecessary harm and to protect your employees from those aspects of their work, and the workplace, that could pose risks to their mental health.

The guidance in the standard can be adapted and applied to any organisation regardless of size or industry.

Take a look at the free copy of the ISO45003 standard here.

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Some of the benefits of ISO 45003 adoption include:

  • Strengthening of legal and regulatory compliance

  • Improved recruitment, retention and diversity

  • Enhanced worker engagement

  • Reduced absence from workplace stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression

  • Demonstrates brand responsibility to CSR and the Social Values Act by committing to safe, healthy and sustainable work.