The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and CSA Group have released Canada’s first national standard focused on promoting a psychologically healthy and safe workplace (the “Standard”). Providing systematic guidelines to identify and deal with psychological hazards in the workplace, the Standard can be used by any organization, regardless of size and complexity, to supplement existing efforts or to create new policies and processes.
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