Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Our number one priority is to keep people safe; it is our duty to ensure our colleagues, contractors, and anyone who interfaces with our environment is free from harm and gets home safely to their loved ones.
Which is why safety is embedded in everything we do, and we foster that culture throughout McLaren. Our ‘Work Safe Home Safe’ program is designed to promote a safety and well-being culture across all projects and ensure we all as individuals uphold the very best safety standards.
We have been a front-runner in adopting systems that ensure everyone working on one of our sites has the competence – the skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours – needed for their tasks.
We have a proven track record for building safety and ensure mandatory and rigorous training is fully completed.
Our culture is one where our people are empowered to challenge the thinking, resolve any perceived health, safety and wellbeing risks and be leaders in an environment that is free from harm.
Work Safe Home Safe - The three pillars
Communicate.
A behavioural safety culture that learns lessons and is built upon excellent business-wide communication.
Be aware.
Our people are educated, informed and vigilant at every turn, always looking out for themselves and others.
Be accountable
Standing up and being counted means every colleague making safety their personal responsibility.
Work Safe Home Safe - Our cultural safety programme
Communicate. Be aware. Be accountable.
Our Work Safe Home Safe vision is supported by:
- A comprehensive and fully developed management system in accordance with ISO 45001
- Fully trained staff at all levels, especially site management teams – supported by our in-house Training Academy
- Access to the latest health and advice information
- Regular inspections and audits of company premises and operational construction sites by our SHEQ team
Evolving what we do. The route to 2025
Looking ahead for the next few years, McLaren are on a fast-track trajectory to make major improvements to how we operate. Our safety performance to date is right up there with the very best in our industry, but there's still room for improvement. In particular we will be focusing heavily on digitisation and gathering data to inform our trend analysis and to drive all our initiatives.
Staff wellbeing is another big focus area. Between 2022 and 2025, our team are developing a brand new, enhanced wellbeing and occupational health programme so we can take exceptional care of all our people.
2022 H&S outlook
McLaren have just launched a new 3-year Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy. This includes fundamental changes to how we deliver health and safety with a strategy that encompasses our ‘Work Safe Home Safe’ vision, ensuring that our cultural message is supported by real actions across all areas of the Group.
Launching McLaren Assure, our latest SHEQ software partnership allows us to record health and safety audits, inspections, incidents and reports as never before, integrating 'Bio-site' data from all our projects. This new platform enables us to have real-time performance data that can be assessed from a project, region or sector perspective, to analyse trends faster than ever.
At McLaren, we also recognise the importance of employees’ occupational health and wellbeing, and we are investing heavily in this area working with an occupational health specialist to develop a bespoke programme for our workforce and supply chain partners.
Mental health matters
Construction is a rewarding and varied industry to work in, but it is also one where pressures can be high. People are more likely than average to experience work-related stress and other mental health issues. For our people, it often hasn’t felt easy to come forward and mention that something is wrong or ask a colleague to talk.
But things are changing. More and more construction businesses like us are starting to view their staff’s mental health as a priority. And with plenty of help, information and training available, it’s easier than ever to put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, creating numerous initiatives and support mechanisms for everyone across the business.
Focused on wellbeing
The impact of the built environment on wellbeing is significant. We build offices, schools, neighbourhoods, businesses, and cultural centres; all of which can positively influence the wellbeing of those who use or live in these structures. Buildings have the power to lift the spirit, improve health and create communities where people can thrive.
The construction sector has a huge influence on the wellbeing of our employees. Just as we ensure we operate responsible businesses, minimising harm to the environment through construction, we must also continue to push boundaries so we can eliminate harm to the health of those who work in the industry.
Going for Gold
McLaren has been awarded with the Gold Medal Award, making this our sixth consecutive Gold in the internationally recognised RoSPA Health and Safety Awards.
This has been awarded in recognition of the company's practices and achievements within the occupational achievements category, demonstrating our dedication to ensuring our colleagues, customers, and contractors get home safely at the end of each working day.
ROSPA Gold Award 6 years in a row! - A word from SHEQ Director, Alan Blanchett
We are honoured to receive this prestigious award from RoSPA. To be awarded Gold Medal over six consecutive years is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our staff. This is a fantastic achievement and shows the continuous improvement within the business towards our Health & Safety Management System and our commitment to high standards set through our employees and those associated with our business.
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