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Why mental health matters in safety management
Traditional safety frameworks focus on tangible hazards—machinery, slips, and falls. Yet psychological risks like stress, anxiety, and depression carry profound human and financial costs. WorkSafe NZ’s infographic reveals that 60% of workers faced work-related stress, 31% anxiety, and 20% depression, highlighting an epidemic of unseen harm.
Embedding mental health into your QHSE strategy
A truly proactive, risk-based system treats psychosocial risks with the same rigor as physical ones:
- Identify hazards via surveys and focus groups
- Assess risks by mapping stressors and their impacts
- Implement controls such as:
- Manager training in mental-health first aid
- Regular wellbeing check-ins
- Anonymous reporting channels
- Co-created support plans
- Monitor & review outcomes through your incident-management system
Taking the next step
If your safety management system isn’t yet capturing psychosocial risks, now is the time to act. Integrate mental-health dashboards into executive reporting, update your risk register to include psychosocial factors, and train your health and safety champions to recognise early signs of distress.
For expert guidance on embedding these practices into your organisation’s QHSE framework, visit QHSE Ltd: https://qhse.co.nz