Lee and Jack delivered a crucial Toolbox Talk to our team about the importance of mental health awareness on site, introducing attendees to Lighthouse’s free support services and sharing their first-hand life experiences.
Lighthouse’s #MakeItVisible campaign makes welfare and wellbeing support more visible in the construction sector. The charity’s Make It Visible taskforce focuses on health and wellbeing of construction industry workers, aiming to reduce suicide, improve workforce welfare and spread awareness of the charity’s support.
#MakeItVisible: Mental wellbeing awareness in construction with Lighthouse
Over snacks and drinks, this informal Toolbox Talk reiterated the need for conversation around mental wellbeing with our thirty-strong site team, emphasising how important it is to talk rather than to simply say "I'm ok".
Lee and Jack gave a thorough overview of the emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing support available to construction workers and their families via the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity.
These unique sessions by Lighthouse are delivered nationwide to frontline trades by ‘on the tools’ tradesmen, who take a down to earth approach with talks backed by speakers’ real life experiences. The #MakeItVisible tour van is a safe space on site, enabling site colleagues to engage with the Lighthouse team one-to-one if needed.
