May 8, 2019
'The risk of suicide among low-skilled male labourers, particularly those working in construction roles, is three times higher than the male national average.' After rolling out its new strategy, Selwood Housing saw a 95% reduction in work-related stress-related absences and a 73% reduction in personal stress-related absences, over a one-year period Read More
January 27, 2017
Yesterday (26 January) saw leaders from across the construction industry gather to discuss health in construction, and it also saw Read More
January 26, 2017
A key theme in the opening remarks of the Health in Construction Leadership Group’s annual health summit, which is taking Read More
September 10, 2016
A new sector-wide programme has been launched to improve and promote positive mental health within the construction industry. Mates in Read More
June 27, 2016
HSE’s 2010 report, The burden of occupational cancer in Great Britain, had been the first hard statistical evidence of the Read More
April 22, 2016
Over 150 leaders responsible for health and safety in the UK construction industry met yesterday (21 April) to agree plans Read More
March 4, 2016
SHP's Roz Sanderson spoke to Andrew Wolstenholme OBE and Steve Hails, Crossrail about the health initiatives in place at Crossrail and the steps being taken to improve the health of employees. Read More
February 17, 2016
In January, 120 CEOs within the construction industry came together to discuss the ever-present problem of health, at the Health in Construction Leadership Group, chaired by Clive Johnson, Land Securities. SHP’s Roz Sanderson spoke to Heather Bryant, Balfour Beatty's UK health and safety director about the importance of health and the steps Balfour Beatty is putting in place to improve the heath of its employees. Read More