OHSA Compliance
OHSA requires employers to minimize workplace hazards which includes psychological hazards that cause mental stress.
A resilient workplace culture reduces stressors by promoting clear expectations, manageable workloads, and open communication.
Hazards are mitigated when employees grow their resilience—trained to manage stress, improve problem solving, disease mitigation, navigate stress with greater ease so that it does not progress to a compensable WSIB claim/chronic mental stress injury
Aon’s Rising Resilient report indicates only 30% of workforce are considered resilient. Remaining 70% are prone to burnout, stress, disengagement. 70% are vulnerable—struggle with change, high-stress environments, and maintaining motivation.
Resilient individuals are more productive, engaged and fulfilled. Higher engagement is strongly correlated with lower absenteeism and reduced health benefit costs. When lack resilience, twice as likely to quit (Lyra Health) making resilience a critical factor for retention in high-stress sectors.
Need now because of constant change, rapid tech shifts, high pressure which leads to exhaustion and negative mental health. Also chronic stress reeks havoc with physical health…
People with low resilience are more than twice as likely to suffer a work-related physical injury. Research indicates that resilience acts as a buffer, when it is low, the negative impacts of stress and burnout translate more directly into unsafe behavours and errors. (National Institute of Health)
How low resilience leads to accidents!
Low resilience reduces an individual’s ability to manage stressful situations, leading to cognitive and behavioural failures that cause accidents (National Institute of Health)
Cognitive lapse—stress-induced distractions and reduced concentration make it harder to notice hazards or respond to dangerous situations
Unsafe behaviours—people with low resilience are more prone to unsafe acts and behaviours such as cutting corners, misinterpreting regulations, or ignoring safety equipment (National Institute of Health)
Burnout and Disengagement—low resilience strongly linked to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, which decreases workers motivation to follow safety compliance and participate in safety initiative (Nature)
BUILDING RESILIENCE IS A PROTECTIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS
Safety Climate: strengthens organizations safety climate—translates individual resilience into a safer everyday performance
Resilience Engineering—proactive risk monitoring, learning from near-misses
Training!!! Like Fuelling 22 with a focus on physical mastery and self-awareness to build mindfulness, coping skills, and stress management.
