{"id":6090,"date":"2025-02-25T15:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=6090"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:40:38","slug":"psychological-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"info-sheet","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?info-sheet=psychological-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace","title":{"rendered":"Psychological health and safety in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why psychological health and safety in the workplace is important<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are conditions or factors in the workplace that may <strong>pose a risk<\/strong> to employees\u2019 psychological well-being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A psychologically healthy and safe workplace mitigates these risks by promoting psychological well-being and <strong>protecting employees <\/strong>from the potentially negative impact of these factors. It keeps employees safe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A psychologically healthy and safe workplace offers employees a <strong>more positive experience<\/strong> with their organization and work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Factors in the workplace that may pose a risk to someone\u2019s psychological health and safety:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incivility amongst employees <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bullying in the workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violence in the workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grief associated with the loss of a resident\/client<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other emotional demands of the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not feeling appreciated or respected by others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long working hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ways that employees can improve psychological health and safety in the workplace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Say hello to or smile at your coworkers when you pass them in the hall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thank or recognize a coworker for their help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add something to the kudos board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize what someone else may be going through and have some compassion for them rather than reacting or feeling irritated by them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refrain from gossiping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make clear requests of others (don\u2019t expect them to read your mind).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer to assist a coworker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workplace psychological health and safety is about cultivating an environment where<br \/>\nemployees are respected, protected from mental harm, and supported\u2013ensuring their well-being is prioritized alongside productivity. It means fostering a culture where work enhances, rather than diminishes, mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6092,"template":"","tags":[],"audience":[118,365],"topic":[173],"class_list":["post-6090","info-sheet","type-info-sheet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-audience","audience-assisted-independent-living","topic-psychological-health-and-safety"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/info-sheet\/6090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/info-sheet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/info-sheet"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6090"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=6090"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=6090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}