The PeopleFirst Standard

Psychological safety is now a legal obligation in 30+ countries — but no standardised way to evidence it exists. Organisations run engagement surveys that measure opinion, not behaviour. Regulators increasingly know the difference. Our mission is to give every organisation a rigorous, independently certifiable way to measure what is actually happening — mapped to the international standards their regulators already enforce. Because what you can see, you can change.

ISO 45003, BEK 1406, and the EU Framework Directive require psychosocial risk assessment. None prescribe how to produce evidence. Organisations reach for engagement surveys — Likert scales that measure what people say, not what they do. Regulators, boards, and insurers know the difference. Global engagement sits at 21% despite billions spent. The gap: organisations are held to standards with no credible, standardised way to meet them. The measurement approach is broken.

Scenario-based behavioural diagnostics — 25 questions across 5 dimensions — measuring what people actually do under pressure. Produces a 5-level maturity score mapped clause-by-clause to ISO 45003, BEK 1406, CSA Z1003, HSE Standards, Safe Work Australia and the EU Directive at once. L3+ earns an independent certification mark. Below L3 receives a full diagnostic report. Advisory services — delivered by a separate team, after the report is issued — help organisations act on what they find.