Summary - Mental health in the construction sector: preventing and managing psychosocial risks in the workplace

A range of psychosocial risks affect construction workers’ mental health, including the sector’s predominantly male workforce and ‘macho’ culture. The report highlights sector-specific issues affecting wellbeing in construction workers and offers examples of good practices to address them.

Interventions with individual and organisational elements can best protect construction workers’ mental health. These include tools to assess workplace psychosocial risks and initiatives to mitigate them, increasing mental health awareness and introducing better working conditions.