Mental Health in Construction: Mates Who Ask
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Understand why construction carries a higher risk, see past the banter, start a real conversation with a mate, and know the industry helpline.
- Assign to
- Everyone on site, from labourers to site managers
- Duration
- 27 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain why construction carries a higher risk.
- Spot changes in a mate, even behind the banter.
- Start a real conversation, ask twice, and ask directly if you’re worried.
- Know the Lighthouse helpline and other routes to help.
The course
- 01Why construction
- 02Seeing past the banter
- 03Asking
- 04Getting help
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Rewrite the toolbox talk”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. In “By the van”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How it stays hidden on site” and “Two versions of Wednesday”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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