Workers are urged to open up to family, friends, or colleagues to help combat occupational stress

HSE figures show that approximately 875,000 workersexperienced work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in 2022/23

Employers must be mindful of staff who suffer from a disability, and have a duty to put in place reasonable adjustments to help them mitigate any disadvantages they experience as part of their condition

Could 2024 be the time for a fresh approach to mental health and wellbeing in construction?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on employers to take urgent action as part of their legal duty to protect workers from work-related stress. 

Spurred on by the death in 2017 of Jordan Bibby, Seddon has been working to raise awareness of mental health issues in construction. As part of Stress Awareness Month, Nicola…