When workers feel included, safe, and supported in their work environment, it positively impacts their job satisfaction, engagement, productivity, and quality of work. By fostering a psychologically healthy workplace, organizations can help reduce stress, burnout, and mental health issues among their employees and improve overall performance and employee recruitment and retention. Canadian organizations are also legally required to provide a safe and healthy work environment for employees, both physically and psychologically.

CSA Group standards can guide organizations of any type, size, and complexity and help them protect the psychological health of their employees, addressing requirements and providing leading practices for:

• creating and continuously improving an effective system for managing psychological health and safety in the workplace
• implementing a system-wide approach to identifying hazards and managing risks related to impairment in the workplace caused by environmental conditions, physical and cognitive fatigue, substance use, or other factors
• developing carer-inclusive policies and initiatives to improve work-life balance and reduce the stress experienced by workers due to work-life conflict
• managing workers’ health and other accommodation needs over the employment lifecycle
• applying ergonomic principles in a systematic way to assist in protecting and promoting worker well-being

CSA Group research further explores emerging trends and challenges, including experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The research findings help identify areas where standards can contribute to improving the psychological health and safety of Canadian workplaces and support the development and advancement of CSA Group standards.

To help organizations better understand CSA Group standards and how to implement them in practice, CSA Group developed multiple training courses as well as a set of free standards support tools and resources.