Help us Develop Psychological Health and Safety Resources

We’re gathering input from Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) members across B.C. healthcare worksites. We want to better understand what Psychological Health and Safety (PHS) resources and tools are currently used by JOHSC members, what’s missing, and what would be most helpful going forward.

This questionnaire will take about 10 minutes to complete.

Your honest and open feedback is important to us. Your responses to this questionnaire are completely confidential and will be used solely for information gathering purposes to support SWITCH BC project work. Your individual responses will not be identifiable, and data will be reported in aggregate form only. We will not collect any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide your email to participate in follow-up activities. If you have any questions or concerns about confidentiality, please contact PHS@switchbc.ca

This questionnaire is supported by SWITCH BC partners: healthcare unions, employers, Doctors of BC, SafeCare BC, and WorkSafeBC. For more information on SWITCH BC, please visit SWITCHBC.ca

Interested to know a bit more about what PHS is?

YesNo

What is Psychological Health and Safety (PHS)?

Psychological Health: A state of wellbeing in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to contribute to their community.

Psychological Safety: The absence of harm and/or threat of harm to mental wellbeing that a worker might experience.

Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplace: A workplace that promotes workers’ psychological wellbeing and actively works to prevent harm to worker psychological health including in negligent, reckless, or intentional ways.

(Source: the CSA Standard Z1003-13: Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace)

Are you a member of a joint occupational health and safety committee (JOHSC) in B.C. healthcare?

YesNo

Thank you for your interest. At this time, we’re gathering input specifically from JOHSC members. To learn more about psychological health and safety, please visit switchbc.ca/programs/phs/

About you and your JOHSC

Name of your JOHSC's worksite*

Name of the community that your JOHSC's worksite is located*

Select your role on the JOHSC*

Please enter your role on your JOHSC*

Does your JOHSC currently discuss psychological health and safety on a regular basis?*

YesNoUnsure

What types of psychological health and safety (PHS) resources/tools have you used in the past 12 months as a JOHSC member and how helpful were they?*

	Very Helpful	Somewhat Helpful	Not Helpful	Unsure	Have Not Used
Awareness campaigns / posters
Fact sheets or toolkits
Hazard identification tools (e.g., psychosocial factors)
Inspection checklists
Internal/workplace training
Peer support materials
Risk assessment tools
Worker survey
Workplace mental health supports (e.g., EFAP)

Other resources not listed (please note how useful they were)

What types of PHS resources would be most helpful to your JOHSC going forward? (select all that apply)*

How does your JOHSC prefer to receive or access resources? (Please drag the options up or down to rank them in the order of your preference.)*

If your JOHSC prefers an alternate method to receive or access resources please enter that here

Have any tools, strategies, or initiatives made a noticeable impact on PHS at your site?*

YesNoNot sure

Please list the tools, strategies, and/or initiatives that made a noticeable impact on psychological health and safety at your worksite.

How familiar are you with the CSA Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (CSA Z1003-13)?*

1 is Not at all, 5 is Very

What topic(s) or types of resources would best support your JOHSC in promoting PHS at your site? (select all that apply)*

Hazards and risks (e.g., psychosocial hazard/risk lists, suggested actions)Information on the CSA Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (e.g., posters, education, videos)Leadership support (e.g., resources, assessments, training)Workforce engagement (e.g., videos, posters, campaigns)Workplace mental health supports (e.g., EFAP, Critical Incident support, peer support)Other

What barriers do you face when trying to access or use PHS-related resources? (select all that apply)*

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. Your results will help the development of psychological health and safety resources for Joint Occupational Health and Safety committees throughout the B.C. health sector.

Help us Develop Psychological Health and Safety Resources

Current Use of PHS Resources

Needs and Barriers