{"id":60566,"date":"2019-07-24T09:32:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T08:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=60566"},"modified":"2019-07-24T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T08:32:17","slug":"culture-safety-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/culture-safety-construction\/60566\/","title":{"rendered":"How to foster a culture of site safety in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Industry experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vizwear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vizwear<\/a> explore some of the common signs of poor health and safety in construction and how\u00a0to foster a culture of site safety<\/h2>\n<p>Despite health and safety being a staple of every company\u2019s policies and procedures, accidents and injuries at work are still commonplace. HSE (Health and Safety Executive) recently published the results of the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/overall\/hssh1718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">labour force survey<\/a>, which revealed that between 2017 and 2018, there were 555,000 injuries at work. 144 of them were fatal.<\/p>\n<h3>But what about industries that consider safety to be at the centre of their work?<\/h3>\n<p>As it stands, the construction industry contributes to a large number of recorded workplace injuries. In fact, HSE found that an estimated 58,000 cases of work-related injury occurred between 2017 and 2018. Around 2.6% of construction workers suffered an injury in this time, roughly 50% higher than the average of 1.8% across all industries.<\/p>\n<h3>How can poor health and safety affect your business?<\/h3>\n<p>Having a bad culture of health and safety hits your profits as hard as it does your reputation.<\/p>\n<p>In the construction industry alone, around 2.4 million working days were lost between 2017 and 2018 due to workplace injury and illness. To put that statistic into perspective, that\u2019s the equivalent of 10,000 construction workers being absent from work for a full year.<\/p>\n<p>These absences add up to a staggering \u00a31.06bn loss, accounting for 7% of the total cost across all industries (\u00a314.9bn).<\/p>\n<h3>What are the signs of poor health and safety?<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re concerned that your own health and safety policies aren\u2019t up to standard, there are a number of signs you can look out for:<\/p>\n<p>Poor accident reporting \u2013 If your team aren\u2019t properly reporting and logging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/construction-safety-breaches\/60560\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accidents in the workplace<\/a>, then nothing can be done to prevent it from happening again in the future. Accident and injury books aren\u2019t just for serious cases: they should be filled with any occurrences in the workplace. Your staff may not feel like their injuries aren\u2019t worth the hassle, but the next time it happens, it could have more serious consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Blame culture \u2013 If your company blames individuals for injuries and relies on disciplining workers for accidents, you\u2019re promoting a negative view of health and safety. You may be influencing employees to avoid correctly reporting incidents due to a fear of being reprimanded.<\/p>\n<p>Profitability over safety \u2013 When a company values profitability at a detriment to proper health and safety measures, its culture of site safety will inevitably suffer. This attitude will actually end up costing you more in the long run, as you\u2019ll be forced to cover staff absences when accidents occur.<\/p>\n<p>Lack of communication \u2013 Without openly communicating the reasons behind new safety measures with your employees, you\u2019ll create the impression that health and safety in an afterthought. Your staff won\u2019t take policies seriously and you\u2019ll make it difficult to establish a positive culture of site safety. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>How to foster a culture of site safety<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to creating a successful culture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/greener-construction-site\/60503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site safety<\/a>, it\u2019s not as simple as creating new safety procedures and calling it a job well done &#8211; business leaders need to motivate their staff to take safety into their own hands.<\/p>\n<p>Only by ensuring everyone buys into their own safety can management be confident that their staff are taking the right measures to cultivate a culture of site safety.<\/p>\n<h3>A few small steps you can take to make sure your business is optimising its culture of safety:<\/h3>\n<h4>Communicate<\/h4>\n<p>A lack of communication can hamper any attempts to develop your culture of workplace safety.\u00a0 Being open and honest with your employees about why new changes are being implemented at work is the easiest way to help them understand the necessity.<\/p>\n<p>The more transparent you are as a manager, the more likely your staff will help health and safety updates run smoothly. However, it\u2019s not just about communicating changes to your team: all current health and safety guidelines should be easily accessible to ensure everyone remains knowledgable and up to date.<\/p>\n<h4>Mental health support<\/h4>\n<p>Construction workers have seen a serious problem with the condition of their mental health which has been a continuous issue for the industry over the years. Whether it\u2019s depression, anxiety or stress, the industry suffered 14,000 cases between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re making strides to improve your culture of site safety, it\u2019s crucial to work towards aiding your staff\u2019s mental health. By providing further education and creating an environment that employees feel safe to open up and speak their mind, your workers will develop their own support system to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/building-mental-health-construction\/59696\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protect each other&#8217;s mental health<\/a> and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<h4>Lead by example<\/h4>\n<p>It goes without saying that if an employee knows that their manager doesn&#8217;t care whether health and safety procedures are followed, then they\u2019re not going to follow them. This toxic behaviour will quickly disintegrate any attempt to create a culture of site safety.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to safety, you need to walk the walk. Show your team how important it is to adhere to safety standards by following them to the letter yourself. Your employees are far more likely to follow in your footsteps than to just take your word for it.<\/p>\n<h4>Training<\/h4>\n<p>Making sure your team is fully trained in site safety is crucial to ensure that workers are fully knowledgable in safety procedures. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/training-centre-welcomes-400th-apprentice\/59503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correct training<\/a>, you\u2019ll have peace of mind that they know how to perform their jobs safely and correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Review key training sessions and organise refresher courses often to reinforce key safety issues. With a fully trained team of safety experts at your disposal, your employees will be able to spot potential hazards before they become accidents.<\/p>\n<h4>Reporting<\/h4>\n<p>Of the estimated 58,000 workplace injuries between 2017 and 2018, only 4,919 were officially reported; meaning over 90% of non-fatal injuries were left unreported.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting incidents shouldn\u2019t be something that employees fear or feel uncomfortable doing. You need to make it clear to your employees that accident reporting isn\u2019t an excuse to scold but rather to find out what caused an injury and what can be done to prevent it from happening in the future. By making proper reporting a core value of your worker\u2019s job description, it will become like second nature to them.<\/p>\n<p>Incentivising accident reports through prizes or monetary bonuses is a common action that managers take but the results may be counterintuitive. Safety incentive programs become routine and many employees become entitled; believing they deserve rewarding for carrying out their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than trying to \u2018buy\u2019 your staff with incentives, allow them to set their own safety goals. Employees are more likely to respond positively to working towards their team\u2019s own targets, rather than those set by executives who may be out of touch with their day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n<h4>Get the team involved<\/h4>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/barrett-safety-review\/46738\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site safety affects everyone<\/a>, it\u2019s only right that your employees should get to help shape your culture. The more you give your staff the opportunity to participate in safety initiatives, the more likely they are to adhere to precautions.<\/p>\n<p>By running regular safety seminars, your team can voice their own safety concerns. This open style of contribution gives workers the chance to help implement safety changes that affect their own roles, making them much more likely to follow them and encourage others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealth and safety in the construction industry isn&#8217;t something that can be ignored and picked up later,\u201d says Daniel Ure from online PPE retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vizwear.com\/\">Vizwear<\/a>, \u201cit\u2019s a vital part of everyone\u2019s day to day work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vizwear explores some of the common signs of poor health and safety in construction and how\u00a0to foster a culture of site safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"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":[676,279,432,923,753],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-health-safety-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-health-safety","10":"tag-mental-health","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>How to foster a culture of site safety in construction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vizwear explores some of the common signs of poor health and safety in construction and how\u00a0to foster a culture of site safety\" \/>\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\/culture-safety-construction\/60566\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to foster a culture of site safety in construction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vizwear explores some of the common signs of poor health and safety in construction and how to foster a culture of site safety.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/culture-safety-construction\/60566\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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