BMHA wins major UK Award for the Mental Health in Construction Signposting Service

The Building Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) were delighted to win the Safety Groups UK (SGUK)Award for Innovation 2024 which was presented at an Awards Ceremony in IOSH in Leicester last week.

The SGUK Innovation Award is designed to recognise health and safety innovation, and is open to all organisations of any size based or operating in the UK. The aim of the Award is to celebrate and share best practices, the latest thinking, and innovation in health and safety management.

The Mental Health in Construction Signposting Service is geared towards offering workers in the sector an easy route to access help/advice from a range of mental health service providers. Our slogan is ‘You’re only 2 clicks from help!’

Accessed through a QR code the webpage containing the information (hosted by Northern Ireland Safety Group) has been accessed thousands of times since the official launch on World Mental Health Day last October. Organisations in the construction sector are encouraged to display the QR code on sites, in offices and at other locations where their workers can see it.

Safety Groups UK is the coordinating body for the network of around 73 local voluntary Occupational Health and Safety Groups located throughout the UK. As an ‘umbrella’ organisation, they exist to promote awareness and knowledge about work-related health and safety risks and how to manage them.