If you appreciate revenue, take health and wellbeing seriously
Richard Stockley is the handling director of health and wellness consultancy RCC International
The Factories Act of 1833 started a culture of health and wellness in the UK, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act. Building and construction employees aren't simply risking their physical health and security when they step onto website.
Running equipment, raising heavy loads, operating at height, tension: these are all examples of health and wellness threats on building and construction websites up and down the nation.
"Creating a procedure to make employee wellness more robust and less woolly is essential"
There was a time when hardhats and scaffolding were viewed as extreme, and "health and wellness freaked" was a typical punchline. UK building has actu...