Methodology & Governance

Beacon Index is a governance instrument that makes psychosocial risk visible in real time.

A structured approach to measuring psychosocial risk exposure — grounded in international standards and built for enterprise decision-making.

Approach

Structure

Structured Domains

Mapped to recognised psychosocial risk categories

Consistent Scoring

Comparable across teams and time

Beacon Index

Structured, weighted, and standardised

Governance

Bias Resistant

Not dependent on long-form perception surveys

Governance Ready

Designed for executive and board reporting

How exposure is measured

Beacon Index converts signals into clear, comparable insight that supports confident leadership decisions.

Signal Inputs

Short, structured responses

5 Risk Domains

Context | Task | Relationships | Environment | Change

Fixed weighting model

Composite Exposure Score

(0–100)

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Signals are structured into domain-based exposure and converted into a single composite risk score.

Domains measured

Each domain reflects a system-level condition that supports or undermines psychological safety.

Experience 25%
Workload 25%
Psychological
Safety
20%
Leadership 20%
Clarity 10%

Experience (Overall Sentiment)

Most sensitive to weekly change; earliest risk signal

"How are you feeling about work this week?"

Workload & Resourcing

Directly correlates with fatigue, stress, and claims

"How manageable is your current workload?"

Psychological Safety

Central cultural driver; less volatile but critical

"How comfortable do you feel raising concerns when something isn't right?"

Leadership & Support

Buffers stress and influences safety behaviour

"How supported do you feel by your immediate leadership?"

Clarity & Direction

Provides stability and alignment; slower moving baseline

"How clear are you on your priorities and what's expected of you?"

Weighting prioritises early signals while maintaining stability in structural conditions — ensuring leadership can act early, not after escalation.

Individual privacy. System insight.

Boundary

Individual (Protected)

No individual responses stored

No individual responses visible

No individual-level reporting

System Insight (Visible)

Fully de-identified and aggregated

Exposure visible across domains

Designed for governance reporting

See risk early. Act with confidence.

Beacon Index provides real-time visibility of psychosocial risk exposure — enabling confident action while it still matters.