Workplace health and safety means protecting the whole person – including their mental health. WorkSafeNB is proud to introduce a new psychological health and safety consultation team to help New Brunswick businesses build PHS into their programs.
Everyone has the right to feel safe at work. Thriving workplaces prioritize mental well-being, and WorkSafeNB is committed to creating environments where employees feel valued, respected and supported.
Motivated and engaged teams:
Employees perform at their best when they feel safe and supported.
Lower disability costs:
Proactive prevention of psychological harm reduces claims, their duration and costs.
Fewer sick days:
Less stress leads to fewer absences and a healthier workforce.
Lower turnover cost:
Top talent stays, reducing cost of recruitment and turnover.
Stronger business stability:
Happy employees drive long-term business success.
Employer of choice:
Attract and keep the best people for the job!
We provide hands-on support to help businesses strengthen psychological health and safety practices, prevent harm, mitigate psychosocial hazards and promote well-being in their workplaces.
Using evidence-based approaches we provide expert guidance in:
Awareness and education:
Information and resources to help organizations implement psychological safety principles.
Traumatic psychological injury:
Supporting high-risk sectors—such as first responders, healthcare workers and correctional officers—in preventing and mitigating traumatic psychological injuries (TPIs) through early intervention and strategies to reduce impacts and costs.
Workplace assessments:
Identifying strengths and areas for improvement in psychological health and safety.
Data-driven insights:
Using key indicators to measure workplace well-being and identify areas for action.
Custom tools and resources:
Providing tailored solutions to build and sustain a psychologically safe workplace.
PHSMS implementation and review:
Assisting organizations in developing and maintaining effective Psychological Health and Safety Management Systems (PHSMS).
A shared understanding of key psychological health and safety concepts is crucial for creating supportive and resilient workplaces.
The absence of harm, or threat of harm, to the mental well-being a worker might experience.
A state of well-being where individuals recognize their abilities, handle life’s stresses, work productively and contribute to their community.
Promotes workers' psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to workers’ psychological health.
Emotional or mental damage caused by harmful experiences, environments or relationships.
A system of policies, procedures and practices to create a psychologically healthy and safe workplace.
Work environment, management practices and organizational dimensions that increase mental health risks.
Work-related psychological harm caused by witnessing or experiencing trauma (violence, life-threatening events, etc.).
