Wellness In Infrastructure was formed to address a study that showed that the state of mental health in the Infrastructure Construction industry was well below general population norms. This included depression, anxiety and stress levels exceeding the general population by 60%, and 46% of respondents meeting the criteria for being burnt out.

With the Victorian Government implementing legislation to control this at the end of 2025, infrastructure projects currently lack a way of effectively identifying their psychosocial risks. This leaves projects with a need to understand their risks, but no ability to assess themselves.

The role of Project Advisory Group

Audit Tool Creation

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, facilitation and implementation of the solution

• Utilise a Design Thinking approach to user needs, workflows, and reporting structure.

• Provide technical recommendations and UX/UI best practices for the portal.

• Build custom reporting functionality, including automatic responses for users

• Conduct end-to-end testing

• Manage production cut-over and go-live

• Offer ongoing strategic advice to WII throughout project development.

• Ensure the tool aligns with mental health, safety, and well-being legislation in construction and infrastructure

• Support WII in creating a scalable, impactful digital solution for psychosocial risk management.

Key Outcomes & Benefits

The WII PAT Portal project delivered a tailored psychosocial risk audit tool designed specifically for the infrastructure and construction industries. Users receive personalised reports with highlighted priority areas, and will be able to understand how to begin reducing their psychosocial risk. The platform features integrated training modules, a centralised resource library, and a secure, scalable architecture to support future growth. By leveraging anonymised industry data, the tool will help identify sector-wide trends and promote best practices. Overall, the project empowers organisations to take proactive steps toward improving mental health and wellbeing, supports informed decision-making, raises awareness of critical industry issues, and positions Wellness in Infrastructure (WII) as a leader in psychosocial risk management.