The WPSQ — From Assessment
to Actionable Intelligence.
A science-backed, validated psychometric instrument that measures psychosocial hazards and organisational strengths — giving leaders a complete picture, not half of one. Produces compliance-grade documentation, prioritised action frameworks, and a repeatable baseline for tracking real change.
Working Characteristics
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Psychosocial Safety Domains
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Repeatable for ongoing tracking
From Data to Decisions
Everything you need to understand risk, prioritise action, and lead with confidence
The WPSQ transforms complex psychosocial data into clear, structured outputs — designed to guide action at every level of your organisation.
- Clear Diagnostic Reporting Visual, structured insights into psychosocial risks, strengths, and organisational trends — all in one place.
- Prioritised Action Plans Know exactly what to address first, what to monitor, and where to focus for maximum impact.
- Compliance-Ready Documentation Board-level reporting aligned with WHS standards — built for governance, audits, and decision-making.
What the WPSQ Actually Measures.
Structured around four validated domains, each independently scored. This granularity is what makes the data actionable — and what separates it from generic engagement surveys.
WHS Compliant
Safe Work Australia ISO 45003:2021
Repeatable
Ongoing pulse tracking
SURVEY INVITE
Your voice shapes your workplace.
Take 8 minutes to complete the Psychosocial Safety Survey. Responses are confidential and inform meaningful workplace improvements.
Leadership Commitment
Measures how clearly leadership values psychological safety and supports it through action, priorities, and decision-making.
Communication
Assesses whether people can speak openly, raise concerns safely, and access clear, relevant information.
Participation
Looks at how involved employees are in decisions that affect their work, wellbeing, and sense of control.
Deliverables
What You Receive From
a WPSQ Deployment.
Structured, decision-ready outputs designed for different audiences — from board governance to frontline managers. Each translates organisational psychology into clear priorities.
01 – REPORT
Comprehensive Hazards & Resource Report
Structured diagnostic report presenting psychosocial hazards, protective resources, and organisational strengths in a clear, visual format. Includes benchmarking against normative data and trend analysis where repeat measurement exists.
Board-ready
Benchmarked
Visual format
Trend analysis
02 – FRAMEWORK
Prioritised Action Framework
Tiered recommendations mapped across primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels. Identifies what to address first, what to monitor, and what strengths to protect — with specific, actionable next steps.
Tiered priorities
Prevention-mapped
Actionable
03 – DOCUMENTATION
Compliance & Risk Documentation
Procurement-ready, executive-grade reporting formatted for governance review, risk committees, and WHS management system integration. Includes hazard identification findings and control measure recommendations aligned to Safe Work Australia frameworks.
WHS-formatted
Prevention-mapped
Procurement-ready
Deliverables
Established Frameworks & Research
Research Framework
Job Demands–Resources Model
The leading model for understanding how job demands and resources interact to produce strain, motivation, and performance outcomes.
Research Framework
Science of Psychology & Wellbeing
Widely validated across 30+ countries, the JD-R model is the science engine that underpins the WPSQ. Along with Self-Determination and other Evidence-based Research Models.
Research Framework
Edmondson Psychological Safety
Harvard’s team-level psychological safety constructs — establishing psychological safety as the primary driver of team performance and learning.
When to Deploy
Six Moments That Call
for Measurement.
The WPSQ is designed for moments where leaders need objective, defensible data — not intuition.
Regulatory Compliance
When your organisation needs to demonstrate proactive psychosocial hazard identification to satisfy WHS obligations under Safe Work Australia’s model regulations.
Post-Incident Response
Following a psychological injury claim, bullying complaint, or significant resignation. The WPSQ provides systematic data on contributing conditions — not just individual circumstances.
Culture Change Baseline
When beginning a transformation program and needing an honest baseline to measure against — or when you need to prove what changed after intervention.
Monitored Effectiveness
Comply with Australian Psychosocial Safety organisations must effectively monitor effectiveness. Use the WPSQ to set baseline then Team Excel Pulse Survey for heat map monitoring.
Annual Governance & Reporting
Boards in healthcare, financial services, and government are increasingly expected to demonstrate systematic psychological safety monitoring as part of their duty of care obligations.
Leadership Development Anchoring
When deploying a leadership program and wanting to connect individual leader growth to measurable cultural outcomes. The WPSQ shows whether behaviour change is producing cultural shift.
Service Integration
The WPSQ is the starting point
Not the whole journey.
The WPSQ integrates directly with our broader service offerings. Measurement is step one — transformation is where the value compounds.
WPSQ + Leadership Development
WPSQ data informs targeted leadership programs. Leaders see how their mindsets and behaviours directly impact the psychosocial safety climate measured by the tool — creating a feedback loop between individual growth and cultural change.
WPSQ + Ongoing Pulse (Team Excel)
Combine the WPSQ baseline with Team Excel’s ongoing pulse capability to track whether your interventions are working and course-correct before problems compound.
WPSQ + Culture Transformation (OCI/OEI)
For whole-of-organisation programs, the WPSQ provides the psychosocial safety baseline while the OCI/OEI maps the broader cultural landscape — together creating a complete diagnostic foundation.
Typical Consulting Flow
Explore → Measure → Debrief → Transform → Sustain
The assessment tool changes based on need — individual, team, or organisation — and the program content differs based on results. But the method remains the same: rigorous measurement informing evidence-based transformation.
Hear from our clients,
What do they say about us?
We have worked across a wide range of sectors and organisational contexts, helping leaders, teams, and organisations build stronger culture, healthier workplaces, and more sustainable performance.
Steve Thomson
Senior Consultant – Capability and Program Delivery
Damien was terrific; he handled the large group really well and was able to adjust to things that arose during the sessions, in terms of meeting the diverse needs of the group. Really great and we appreciate the introduction to him!
John Doe
CAHS Child Adolescent Health Services WA Govt
I really enjoyed the content on personal values, the worksheet resources and diagrams, as well as the presentation style today.
I’d absolutely be keen for any other sessions that are presented by Damian / The Science of Happiness and Success in future.
Judy Slatyer
Chair, Sustainability, ESG, AI
April 1, 2021, Judy was senior to Damian but didn’t manage Damian directly
Damian and I worked together at Australian Red Cross. He was a great coach to me, the leadership team and the Board on our role in leading and role modelling a constructive and performance-oriented culture. A great listener, Damian was also good at holding up the mirror to me in a way which helped me see what I didn’t see and change as a result. Professional, thoughtful and of the highest integrity are the three attributes which come to mind when I think of Damian.
Steve Thomson
Senior Consultant – Capability and Program Delivery
Damien was terrific; he handled the large group really well and was able to adjust to things that arose during the sessions, in terms of meeting the diverse needs of the group. Really great and we appreciate the introduction to him!
John Doe
CAHS Child Adolescent Health Services WA Govt
I really enjoyed the content on personal values, the worksheet resources and diagrams, as well as the presentation style today.
I’d absolutely be keen for any other sessions that are presented by Damian / The Science of Happiness and Success in future.
Judy Slatyer
Chair, Sustainability, ESG, AI
April 1, 2021, Judy was senior to Damian but didn’t manage Damian directly
Damian and I worked together at Australian Red Cross. He was a great coach to me, the leadership team and the Board on our role in leading and role modelling a constructive and performance-oriented culture. A great listener, Damian was also good at holding up the mirror to me in a way which helped me see what I didn’t see and change as a result. Professional, thoughtful and of the highest integrity are the three attributes which come to mind when I think of Damian.
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