Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
Helen Lingard & Michelle Turner
Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
Helen Lingard & Michelle Turner
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Description
This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.
“This book is extremely topical for all industries… as it considers gender, well-being, psychosocial hazards, working hours, resilience and more, but most importantly health…
One of the central features of this book is that the authors acknowledge when an initiative or concept has failed or failed to succeed as well as intended. They also remind us repeatedly how so many OHS concepts and initiatives remain in their infancy or are underdeveloped. This caution and the reality statements provide a significantly different tone to many other OHS or mental health management books.” Kevin Jones, https://safetyatworkblog.com/
“The authors here bring together the insights they have gained over twenty years of their joint and individual research into the health and wellbeing of workers in the construction sector, backed with evidence from dozens of other researchers worldwide. They set out their argument early on: that the immediacy of safety concerns has led to the neglect of construction workers’ health, that this oversight has led to a great deal of harm to individuals, and that many wellbeing programmes put the onus on individual workers to improve their own health rather than addressing the systemic factors which make construction so challenging for its participants… construction workers love their work, and why not? You get to build stuff! But the toll on their physical and mental health is far too high. This book is timely.” Peter Bateman, Safeguard Magazine
Helen Lingard is RMIT Distinguished Professor and Director of The Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety Research at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Helen has been an active researcher in the field of construction work health and safety for more than 20 years. Helen has authored or co-authored three other books published by Taylor & Francis.
Michelle Turner is an Associate Professor at the School of Property, Construction and Project Management, is a member of The Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety Research at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and co-leads the Health and Wellbeing stream with Distinguished Professor Helen Lingard. Michelle has more than fifteen years of experience working with the construction industry in her capacity as a health, wellbeing and resilience researcher.