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Workplace Mental Health & Safety Assessments

: practical assessment resources for identifying gaps in workplace mental-health support and response arrangements, ensuring foreseeable risks are evaluated against the latest feasible controls. wmhsa.org

Ten Foreseeable Situations

A structured assessment of support, from first awareness to recovery.

Three Critical Support Gaps

The gaps conventional workplace support arrangements often miss.

Practical Evaluation of Controls

Whether support works in practice, not just whether it exists.

Legal Reminder: Employers must assess foreseeable risks and control them, or may face enforcement action and liability.

Contents

  1. 1 Overview What WMHSA is, who it serves, what its assessments cover and how it fits into occupational health and safety.
  2. 2 Why It Is Needed Why workplace mental health needs systematic assessment, and the gaps existing support leaves.
  3. 3 The Framework The structure of the Support & Response assessment, its ten foreseeable situations and the criteria used to evaluate controls.
  4. 4 How It Works How to prepare an assessment, examine existing arrangements, interpret findings and identify corrective actions.
  5. 5 Gaps & Controls The three important immediate-support gaps, the practical controls available and the role of Second Aid alongside existing services.
  6. 6 Law & Compliance Employer responsibilities, relevant legislation, feasible controls, organisational liability and the importance of documented risk assessment.
  7. 7 Implementation How organisations can address identified gaps, integrate findings into existing safety systems and maintain appropriate arrangements.
  8. 8 FAQs Answers to common questions about WMHSA, its assessments, practical controls and legal implications.
  9. References The publications, research, legislation and official guidance supporting the WMHSA documentation.

Start reading

Begin with the Overview to understand WMHSA, its purpose and how the assessment framework works.

Start with Overview

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Download or complete the assessment online at wmhsa.org.

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