Canada’s Healthy Workplace Mini-Assessment

COMMITMENT

1. Do your leaders demonstrate, through their comments and action, a commitment to the management of a healthy workplace? : *

Yes

2. Does your organization acknowledge and value their people within the vision and/or mission statement(s)?: *

Yes

3. Is there an overall health policy in place stating your organization’s intent to protect and promote the health of all employees by providing the most healthy environment possible?: *

Yes

4. Do you have a mechanism in place to review relevant occupational health and safety legislation and are you in compliance with such legislation/ regulations?: *

Yes

5. Do you have a shared leadership structure in regard to healthy workplace issues? (e.g. a healthy workplace committee): *

Yes

PLANNING

6. Do you have a formal assessment process to determine employee needs, attitudes and preferences in regard to healthy workplace programs (e.g. annual survey/ focus groups)?: *

Yes

7. Are the workplace health assessment results analyzed and are improvement goals set out in a healthy workplace plan?: *

Yes

8. Are healthy workplace goals incorporated into strategic planning and healthy workplace programs aligned with human resources development strategies?: *

Yes

9. Have the overall health policy and healthy workplace plan been communicated across the organization?: *

Yes

10. Do you evaluate the healthy workplace plan (implementation, programs and services) on a regular basis?: *

Yes

11. Does the healthy workplace plan specify how to improve all the three key elements of a healthy workplace – Occupational Health and Safety and the Physical Environment, Health and Lifestyle Practices, and Workplace Culture and Supportive Environment?: *

Yes

12. Do your workplace health initiatives take into consideration the special features of your workplace (e.g. shift work)?: *

Yes

IMPLEMENTATION

13. Do you have methods in place that make it easy for people to provide ongoing input on healthy workplace and organizational issues and to seek assistance?: *

Yes

14. Is there a process in place to identify and remove barriers that restrict the development and reinforcement of a healthy workplace?: *

Yes

15. Do you train your people in healthy workplace principles and methods?: *

Yes

16. Do you identify the contributions of your people and provide appropriate recognition and rewards?: *

Yes

17. Do you measure employee satisfaction levels and link the feedback to the healthy workplace plan in order to improve the workplace?: *

Yes

SUSTAINABILITY

18. Are you experiencing good levels of employee participation in healthy workplace programs and are you realizing any behaviour change as a result of the programs?: *

Yes

19. Are there good levels and trends in employee satisfaction?: *

Yes

20. Are there positive trends in key measures of overall accomplishments in meeting or exceeding the objectives for employee health and well-being in the workplace?: *

Yes