Beacon Index is a governance instrument that makes psychosocial risk visible in real time.
A consistent, standardised model ensures psychosocial risk is measured reliably across teams and over time.
Beacon Index operationalises these requirements into a consistent, system-level measurement model.
Model Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards (2022)
Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work
Workplace Health & Safety regulatory expectations for psychosocial risk management
These are the structural conditions most predictive of psychosocial outcomes — weighted and aggregated into a single Index score.
25%
Most sensitive to weekly change; earliest risk signal
"How are you feeling about work this week?"
25%
Directly correlates with fatigue, stress, and claims
"How manageable is your current workload?"
20%
Central cultural driver; less volatile but critical
"How comfortable do you feel raising concerns when something isn't right?"
20%
Buffers stress and influences safety behaviour
"How supported do you feel by your immediate leadership?"
10%
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.
The Index reflects system conditions across the organisation. Lower scores indicate increasing strain and signal where leadership attention is required.
Healthy operating conditions. Strong protective factors present. Standard governance monitoring.
Operating within acceptable exposure range. Trend monitoring required.
Early strain indicators present. Targeted review recommended.
Sustained systemic strain signals. Structured intervention required.
Thresholds are evidence-calibrated and aligned to ISO 45003 hazard domains. Organisations may align tolerance bands to their governance framework while preserving core weighting integrity.
Reviewed and validated by senior leaders across construction, property development, health and consulting — including General Managers of Operations, Safety and People & Culture across multiple Tier 1 construction organisations, Heads of Safety in property development and health, and specialist WHS consultants and practitioners.
Beacon Index provides real-time visibility of psychosocial risk exposure — enabling confident action while it still matters.