Psych Health and Safety Podcast Implementing the ISO45003 Standard - with Adam Nebbs
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Nov 10, 2025 
Adam Nebbs, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, dives into the practicalities of implementing the ISO 45003 standard for workplace mental health. He shares insights from collaborating with six organizations, detailing the challenges faced and the surprising hurdles of stakeholder dynamics. Adam emphasizes the need for participatory approaches and diverse perspectives to tackle psychosocial risks effectively. He advocates for better integration of sociology into workplace mental health strategies, aiming for a future enriched by varied viewpoints.
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Implementation Is The Key Gap
- Implementation is the missing link in workplace mental health research despite clear evidence on what to do.
- Adam Nebbs shifted his PhD to focus on how to implement standards like ISO 45003 in real workplaces.
Use Teams, CFIR And ERIC Together
- Use implementation teams plus facilitated planning to translate ISO 45003 into concrete actions.
- Combine CFIR to identify barriers and ERIC to select discrete strategies for each barrier.
Six Regional Organisations, Varied Outcomes
- Adam worked with six medium-to-large regional organisations across sectors like manufacturing and tourism.
- Surprisingly, organisations with low existing systems sometimes adapted faster than highly siloed, system-rich ones.