Edition 71, October 2009

Health guide for construction workers

Health guide for construction workersA new guide has been developed to encourage construction industry workers to look after their physical and mental health.

The Construction Industry Guide to Site Safety for Queensland is a free guide which has been released by Pro-Visual Publishing.

The safety guide looks at the key results of a recent survey which found builders and construction workers in Queensland have poorer levels of health than their counterparts in other industries.

Also examined in the Guide, is the link between physical health and mental health, with workers in the construction industry 39 per cent more likely to die by suicide when compared with the Australian working age male population as a whole.

The Master Builders Association of Queensland believes the Guide is an invaluable resource for the construction industry throughout Queensland as it continues to build awareness of risk assessment and OH&S procedures.

As well as providing tips for workers on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and information on where to get help for mental health issues, the Guide also provides information on the key changes in the Workplace Healthy and Safety Regulations 2008. This includes the stricter licensing requirements for people operating earthmoving equipment and certain types of cranes, and a new scaffolding code.

The Guide also provides information on UV exposure and skin cancer and how to minimise the risk. The Guide is directed to all commercial construction companies in Queensland and to members of the Master Builders Association of Queensland.

For more information visit www.provisual.com.au/chart_spec.php?db_ref=94

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