The following sources provide the published WMHSA assessment, relevant research, occupational health and safety legislation, professional guidance and background information.
WMHSA
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Workplace Mental Health & Safety Assessments. Support & Response Assessment.
Publisher: Workplace Mental Health & Safety Assessments (WMHSA), an IMHI Group initiative. Document reference: WMHSA-SRA-03.
The official ten-item assessment examining foreseeable mental-health support and response situations.
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Workplace Mental Health & Safety Assessments. Official Website.
Information about the WMHSA initiative, the assessment and available resources.
International Mental Health & Occupational Safety
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World Health Organization. Mental Health at Work. Updated 2026.
Official WHO information concerning workplace mental health, psychosocial risks and the global burden of depression and anxiety.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work
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World Health Organization. Guidelines on Mental Health at Work. 2022.
Evidence-based recommendations covering organisational interventions, manager and worker training, individual interventions and return-to-work support.
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World Health Organization and International Labour Organization. Mental Health at Work: Policy Brief. 2022.
A framework for preventing work-related mental-health conditions, protecting mental health and supporting people with mental-health conditions.
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International Labour Organization. Psychosocial Risks and Stress at Work.
Guidance concerning psychosocial hazards, work-related stress and prevention through comprehensive workplace risk assessment.
https://www.ilo.org/resource/psychosocial-risks-and-stress-work
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International Labour Organization. Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155).
An international convention establishing principles for occupational safety and health.
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C155
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International Organization for Standardization. ISO 45003:2021.
Occupational Health and Safety Management: Psychological Health and Safety at Work, Guidelines for Managing Psychosocial Risks. Guidance for managing psychosocial risks within an occupational health and safety management system.
United Kingdom
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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
UK legislation establishing general employer duties concerning health, safety and welfare at work.
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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Regulation 3.
UK requirements concerning risk assessment and review.
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Health and Safety Executive. Work-Related Stress: Risk Assessment.
Official UK guidance on assessing and addressing work-related stress risks.
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Health and Safety Executive. Management Standards for Work-Related Stress.
Guidance concerning demands, control, support, relationships, role and change.
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Health and Safety Executive. Risk Assessment: Steps Needed to Manage Risk.
Guidance on identifying workplace hazards, evaluating risks and implementing reasonably practicable controls.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/steps-needed-to-manage-risk.htm
United States
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
US legislation containing the General Duty Clause and other occupational safety provisions.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Field Operations Manual, Chapter 4.
Official OSHA enforcement guidance concerning recognised hazards, feasible means of abatement and application of the General Duty Clause.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Workplace Stress: Understanding the Problem.
Official OSHA information concerning workplace stress, mental health and relevant support considerations.
https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress/understanding-the-problem
Help-Seeking & Panic Attacks
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American Psychological Association. Public Attitudes Toward Mental Health in the United States. 2025.
Research reporting public attitudes towards mental health, including the finding that 41% of surveyed US adults were often uncomfortable asking others for help.
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Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Jin R, Ruscio AM, Shear K, Walters EE. The Epidemiology of Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2006;63(4):415–424.
A US population study reporting estimates of panic attacks and panic disorder, including a 12-month panic-attack prevalence of 11.2%.
Immediate Self-Use Mental-Health Support
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Second Aid. Official Website.
An immediate self-administered mental-health stabilisation system identified as an applicable control within the WMHSA Support & Response assessment.
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World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International. Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers. 2011.
A framework for humane, supportive and practical assistance following extremely distressing events.