{"id":119854,"date":"2023-01-09T11:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=119854"},"modified":"2023-01-09T11:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:01:08","slug":"ensuring-workers-safety-and-welfare-on-construction-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/ensuring-workers-safety-and-welfare-on-construction-sites\/119854\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring workers\u2019 safety and welfare on construction sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Employee safety and welfare in the workplace, both physical and mental, should be at the forefront of every employer\u2019s mind, says Bernard McGovern of Mobile Mini<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you manage a site or run your own construction business, both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/health-and-safety-tips\/103194\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safety and welfare of your team<\/a> is vital. After all, construction workers build the world around us, so the least we can do is ensure they are able to work safely.<\/p>\n<h3>Steps to ensure health and safety<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/safety-culture-in-construction-burns-and-mcdonnell\/110357\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maintaining standards of health and safety<\/a> is one of the most important responsibilities in any construction site. Here are three key ways you can create a safe workplace for your staff.<\/p>\n<h3>Perform necessary risk assessments<\/h3>\n<p>To ensure employees are safe in the workplace, businesses are required to perform risk assessments. This covers a number of concerns, from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unison.org.uk\/get-help\/knowledge\/health-and-safety\/risk-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0electrical safety to manual handling.<\/a>\u00a0If conducted properly, workers can be confident when completing their tasks that every effort has been made to ensure that they do not come into harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p>In the construction sector, risk assessments should be conducted thoroughly. There are a lot of duties to be overseen on a building site, including planning, demolition and construction. One of the most important risk assessments may be structural stability, whereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/construction\/safetytopics\/stability.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trained personnel survey buildings during alterations.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every construction site is unique, although there are similarities between each one. This includes the use of heavy machinery and equipment. Site managers should ensure each piece of mobile equipment is assessed, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/construction\/safetytopics\/mobileplant.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dumper trucks, excavators, and mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Supply adequate safety and welfare training<\/h3>\n<p>Risk assessments are imperative, but this is only the first step in employee safety. It is a\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/toolbox\/managing\/providing.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legal requirement for every business to thoroughly train its workers<\/a> on health and safety guidelines. This training should cover particular topics that are appropriate for each role, from manual handling guidelines to slips and trips.<\/p>\n<p>The construction industry is anything but simple. To work on a site, employees are required to have an in-depth knowledge of their surroundings. This encompasses anything from the density of materials to the operating of machinery. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/construction-industry-training-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Industry Training Board<\/a> is available to assist employers in ensuring training standards amongst employees.<\/p>\n<h3>Steps to improve employee wellbeing<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone should find enjoyment in their job. Whether that comes from professional fulfilment, friendships, or a generous payment scheme, is irrelevant. Your employees\u2019 welfare should never decline while at work. If you provide a friendly work environment, their wellbeing can improve. Here are three simple steps to achieve this.<\/p>\n<h3>Mental health support<\/h3>\n<p>In order to maintain workers\u2019 wellbeing, it is important for businesses to provide mental health support. This can be something as simple as ensuring that employees have someone to talk to, such as a mental health first aider. In comparison to a physical first aider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sja.org.uk\/course-information\/guidance-and-help\/mental-health-resources\/workplace-mental-health-first-aid-training-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it is not a legal requirement to have a mental health first aider<\/a> in the workplace. However, this is a good idea if employers are looking for ways to improve emotional welfare standards amongst their workers.<\/p>\n<p>A positive working environment is beneficial in more ways than one. According to research by Warwick University, <a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/newsandevents\/pressreleases\/new_study_shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">happy workers can be 12% more productive<\/a> than those who are unhappy. This is not the main benefit of employee welfare, but it is another reason to train mental health first aiders.<\/p>\n<h3>Provide a safe space to relax in<\/h3>\n<p>In the UK, employees who work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/rest-breaks-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than six hours are entitled to a break<\/a> of at least 20 minutes. This can increase depending on the length of the shift worked. Regardless of whether the work is physically or mentally demanding, rest is imperative to employee welfare.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, it is important for businesses to provide a space where workers can gather during their breaks. If you manage a construction site, this might be a storage container that can be transported to a new location when necessary. This can provide employees with soft furnishings and amenities, such as a kettle and microwave, to facilitate relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the simple steps you can take to provide a safe space for your employees \u2013 and why stop here? There are lots of other safety precautions to take, and many more welfare boosters to create. Have an open conversation with the team to find out how you can make your workplace stand out from the rest. What will be your first step?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bernard McGovern<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UK managed services manager<\/p>\n<p>Mobile Mini<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0)330 066 9946<\/p>\n<p>info@mobilemini.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilemini.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mobilemini.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobileMiniUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mobile-mini-uk-ltd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MobileMiniUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employee safety and welfare in the workplace, both physical and mental, should be at the forefront of every employer\u2019s mind, says Bernard McGovern of Mobile Mini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[172727,432,923,164576,753],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-119854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-health-safety-news","7":"tag-featured","8":"tag-health-safety","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-pbc-today-february-2023","11":"tag-safety"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ensuring workers\u2019 safety and welfare on construction sites<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Employee safety and welfare in the workplace, both physical and mental, should be at the forefront of every employer\u2019s mind, says Bernard McGovern\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/ensuring-workers-safety-and-welfare-on-construction-sites\/119854\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ensuring workers\u2019 safety and welfare on construction sites\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Employee safety and welfare in the workplace, both physical and mental, should be at the forefront of every employer\u2019s mind, says Bernard McGovern of Mobile Mini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/ensuring-workers-safety-and-welfare-on-construction-sites\/119854\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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