Introduction

This episode marks the completion of the first year of the Psych Health and Safety USA podcast. Host Dr. I. David Daniels will speak with Kahlilah Guyah, Ken Clayman, and Dr. Allessandria Polizzi, three of the top experts on ISO 45003 in the United States. The episode is being released during the final week of National Safety Month, which is focused on “hazard recognition.” ISO 45003 is the guidance standard on psychological health and safety at work, developed by the International Organization for Standardization, and was intended to help organizations understand and manage psychosocial risks more effectively in the hope that this understanding would reduce poor health outcomes and extended periods of absence. While 30 countries worldwide have adopted standards and regulations focused on psychological health and safety, the United States has yet to do so. This group will use their expertise in psychosocial risk assessment, health and safety, and human resources, as well as their intimate involvement in the standard, to share not only the history of the standard, its development, and potential to help the organization improves its overall psychological health and safety efforts.