Psychological Safety Survey Template

What's in this psychosocial hazard survey template?

A 17-question self-assessment covering the four areas that matter most for psychosocial compliance: team climate, leadership and support, wellbeing and workload, and workplace behaviours. Includes open-response questions that surface what staff won't say in a meeting, and a results interpretation guide so you know what to do with the data.

Ready to send. No customisation required.

How to use this psychosocial hazard survey template

Send it to your team before your next WHS review, as part of your initial psychosocial hazard identification process, or when you suspect pressure is building somewhere but can't see where.

Staff complete it anonymously in around five minutes. You review the response patterns by section — not individual answers. Where you see consistent disagreement, you've found a hazard worth assessing formally.

This survey is a starting point, not a substitute for a full psychosocial hazard management system. Use it to identify where to look. Then assess the risk, implement controls, and document that you did.

Why psychological safety surveys matter

Psychosocial hazard regulations require you to identify risks before harm occurs — not respond after someone lodges a claim. The problem is most hazards don't announce themselves.

Excessive workload gets normalised. Bullying gets shrugged off. Inadequate support stays invisible until someone resigns or goes on WorkCover.

A structured survey gives staff an anonymous way to flag what they'd never say out loud. It gives you documented evidence that you sought out hazards systematically — which is exactly what regulators want to see when they investigate.

One prevented WorkCover claim saves $46,400. One prevented resignation saves $85,000. A survey costs you nothing but the time to act on it.

FAQs

How is this different from an annual engagement survey?

‍Engagement surveys measure how people feel about the organisation. This measures psychosocial safety specifically - the hazards the Code of Practice requires you to identify and control.

The questions are mapped to legally mandated hazard domains, not general satisfaction metrics.

What do I do with the results?

‍Review response patterns by section, not individual answers. Consistent disagreement in any section signals a hazard worth formally assessing. Share findings with your WHS and leadership team.

Where patterns suggest concern, act - don't file and forget. A survey only satisfies compliance obligations if it leads to documented action.

Does completing this survey meet my psychosocial compliance obligations?

‍No — and be wary of anything that claims it does. Identifying hazards is step one of a four-step process. You still need to assess the risk, implement controls, and review whether those controls are working.

This survey helps you do step one properly. Foremind handles the rest.

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