How Do You Actually Manage Psychosocial Risk?

Psychosocial risk is firmly on the construction agenda. The question now is what organisations actually do about it. In this episode of Build & Thrive, Jennie Armstrong and Stuart Mace look at what they are seeing through recent work with construction organisations, particularly those beginning to assess how well their current approach aligns with ISO 45003 and the Construction Leadership Council Mental Health Joint Code of Practice. Stuart shares some of the recurring themes emerging from psychosocial risk gap analyses, including good intentions that are not always joined up across the business, an over-reliance on reactive support and the continuing tendency to place responsibility for managing pressure on the individual. The conversation also explores why employee voice matters. Policies and management systems can tell you what should be happening, but understanding how work is actually experienced means speaking directly to the people doing it. What we cover: ● What a psychosocial risk gap analysis looks like in practice ● Why HR, health and safety, wellbeing and leadership need to work together ● The difference between supporting someone once they are struggling and preventing harmful conditions in the first place ● Why stress risk assessment needs to lead to action ● How to make the language of psychosocial risk meaningful to the workforce ● Why listening to employees is only useful if organisations are prepared to act on what they hear 🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431164 (or search your podcast app) 📺    • Build & Thrive Podcast - by Construction H...   🔹 Thank you to our sponsor, GKR Scaffolding, for supporting this series and helping us share our mission of improving health and wellbeing in construction. Episode Links: Jennie Armstrong:   / jenniearmstrong   Stuart Mace:   / stuartmace   Construction Health & Wellbeing: https://constructionhealth.co.uk/ GKR Scaffolding (sponsor): https://gkrscaffolding.co.uk/ Are you investing in a healthier and happier workforce? Want a free 30 minute strategy call to ensure you're on the right path. Email support@constructionhealth.co.uk