Design and build of a web-based assessment tool

Design and build of a web-based assessment tool Project Description :Design and build of a web-based assessment tool for Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) BackgroundPublic Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and works with Ontario’s Public and Broader Public Sector employers and workers, providing consulting, training, and resources to reduce workplace risks and prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. PSHSA is committed to serving its market of over 10,000 firms and 1.67 million workers across the province’s health and community care, education and culture, municipal and provincial government, and public safety sectors. For more background on PSHSA and where we’re going, see our 2021-24 Strategic Planand latest Annual Report. Product & digital solutions teamPSHSA has a capable Product and Digital Solutions team that delivers high quality digital solutions to

external public sector clients in Ontario and occasionally other provinces. However, additional support and capabilities outside the team’s current capacity are required to design and build a web-based solution for an existing risk assessment tool. For this project, PSHSA will work in partnership with an external vendor who will contribute planning, design and development expertise as required to deliver on PSHSA’s commitment project to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD). The OpportunityThis RFP has been prepared to seek prospective Proponents’ knowledge, skills, experience, and expertise to work with PSHSA to deliver a technology-based solution utilizing an existing psychological risk assessment. The environment should be able to host additional tools in the future. PSHSA’s job-based psychological risk assessment is an innovative, leading-practices tool that assesses factors unique to a job which impact a worker’s psychological response. The current paper-based tool, facilitated by skilled, specialized consultants is required when specific jobs are identified as a concern and a solution is necessary at the job-level to address the concern. The job-based (occupational) psychological risk assessment tool helps workplaces assesses risk within three main categories: Job Demands, Job Control and Job Supports. Within each category there are several sub factors that impact worker psychological response and overall worker wellbeing. For each job factor, a risk rating is assigned using a matrix-based approach and a list of suggested possible solutions are provided to the workplace to consider actioning to decrease psychological harm to the worker. PSHSA is seeking the services of an experienced web-developer to transition the current, paper-based, facilitated occupational psychological risk assessment tool to a user-friendly and universally accessible web-based tool. Transitioning to a free web-based tool will: