Following the release of its psychosocial harm audit tool and guide in February 2016, the Department of Mines and Petroleum collected information from 126 companies involved in mining operations, and 17 operators of petroleum and major hazard facilities over a ten-month period to October 2016. The objective was to establish a baseline against which to measure progress in mental health risk management in Western Australia’s resources sector.
Four criteria were used to present the results:
- management systems that address mental wellbeing
- resourcing of systems relating to mental wellbeing
- consultation with workforce on mental wellbeing strategies
- preventative and protective measures in place.