Tools for Psychological Health and Safety
17 July 2025
Psychological health and safety is just as important to address as physical health and safety.
Across the mining industry, a strong focus on safety has led to significant progress in managing physical safety risks. However, as operations grow more complex and workplace expectations around safety culture evolve, psychological health and safety has emerged as a critical but often overlooked area.
Issues such as fatigue, isolation, stress, bullying, and trauma continue to affect workers. If unaddressed, they can harm workers’ wellbeing, reduce performance, and impact the industry's ability to attract and retain talent.
- The Tools for Psychological Health and Safety aim to support companies to embed strong psychological health and safety practices into daily operations and organisational culture. The Tools cover the full mental health continuum, building on ICMM’s Tools for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and are aligned with ISO 45003 and national health and safety regulations.
- Our members are committed to continual improvement in health and safety, as they work to eliminate fatalities towards a goal of zero harm.
- Aligned with ISO 45003 and national health and safety legislation, the tools provide a practical foundation for practitioners and corporate leadership in psychological health and safety in the industry, spanning the full mental health continuum. It supports companies to:
- Prevent harm by embedding psychosocial risk management into business systems and designing mentally healthy work.
- Intervene early to identify issues before they escalate, through leadership training, safe reporting pathways, and integrated monitoring.
- Respond to injury or illness using trauma-informed approaches, workplace adjustments, and return-to-work plans.
- Promote positive work experiences that foster connection, meaning, and engagement.
- With a modular and scalable model, the tools enable companies to adapt their implementation based on operational maturity, site context, and available capacity.
Download the individual tools
Psychological health and safety toolkit
Interventions to prevent harm
Interventions to respond to injury/illness
Interventions to promote the positive elements of work
