Section 3: Worker Resources
The construction industry has already made physical safety a core part of our business culture by ensuring our field personnel receive regular training on best practices. At Ivory Homes we’re now doing the same thing with psychological safety, and the response so far has been incredibly positive.
Analise Wilson General Counsel Ivory Homes
With superintendents and foremen trained and equipped with the right tools, they’re able to better respond to the needs of workers at the worksite. Make sure your workers are clear on what your company offers through health insurance as well as an Employee Assistance Program, if applicable. Have your superintendents and foremen encourage use of those resources, and speak openly about when they access it for themselves. It’s also important to connect workers to crisis intervention resources. These resources can be used for themselves, their spouses, their kids or their friends:
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