Nicola Sinclair is head of B&CE Charitable Trust
In the 30 years since B&CE Charitable Trust was founded, we’ve not only provided support to individuals in the industry in need of a helping hand, we’ve also funded research to better understand the root cause of problems. Last year, we awarded funding to a project team to research mental health issues facing a sometimes hard-to-reach section of the industry’s workforce; the findings, so far, have been fascinating, if more than a little worrying.
“We are confident this impressive piece of work will help hundreds of thousands of workers overcome the blight of stress and mental illness”
The award funded a joint application from the Institute for Employment Studies and the charity Mates in Mind. They aimed to shed light on the problem of stress and mental illness among people in the industry who are self-employed or who work in small businesses.
Early results from the more than 300 respondents suggest that nearly a third of this group – which includes bricklayers, groundworkers and plasterers – are currently living with high levels of anxiety every day.
The hope is that, by gathering better information about the nature and prevalence of problems, we will be able to provide an important first step in ensuring all construction workers have access to the right kind of help when it comes to mental health and stress-related issues.
Seven sources of stress found
Late last year, another previous recipient of the award – a team from the University of Lincoln – published findings of an 18-month study into the sources of stress on UK construction projects.
The university’s study identified seven primary sources of stress and raised significant concerns about the widespread use of the ‘critical path’ approach to project planning and control.
The seven factors are: setbacks and disruptions to workflow; heavy work demands; work environment and relationships; lack of adequate support and resources; lack of or limited work control; dealing with change or variations; and contractual risks and commercial pressure.
We are confident this impressive piece of work will help both the construction industry and hundreds of thousands of workers overcome the blight of stress and mental illness.
Finding the answers
The B&CE Charitable Trust exists to support the construction industry and we believe one of the best ways of doing this is to support the brightest minds as they work on ways to improve the lives of workers, thousands at a time. Those seeking our backing will find our Occupational Health Research Award is very easy to enter, and we are happy to explain the process to anybody who might be interested in applying.
The award provides £25,000 in funding, and is open to UK-based organisations including charities, occupational health practitioners and accredited researchers. The aim is to back research ideas that promise to make a significant difference to the health of construction workers in the workplace, that tackle occupational health issues in construction, or that might make an important scientific contribution to health in the industry.
We have been fortunate enough to support a significant number of projects that have made a real difference to the industry and those who work within it. There is still time for organisations to bid for this year’s award and follow in the footsteps of previous recipients.
You can lean more about the award scheme via our website, or by emailing a note to CharitableTrust@bandce.co.uk. The closing date for this year’s applications is 5pm on Friday 21 January.
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