Port Skills and Safety and Mates in Mind Stephen Haynes Head of Programme Mates in Mind

Our mission Mates in Mind is a leading UK charity that enables organisations, of any size, to improve their workforces’ mental health.

We create, communicate and deliver a complete approach to promoting a positive mental health environment.

Port Skills and Safety proudly supports Mates in Mind, helping to improve mental health across our industry.

What are we addressing?

Impact on our people 87% 300,000 / year 1/6th 3.7x above Nat avg. Not comfortable disclosing a mental health issue at work Time to Change, 2017 3.7x above Nat avg. Suicide among male labourers Office of National Statistics 2018 300,000 / year Jobs lost due to poor mental health Thriving at Work Report 2017 1/6th Working age reported a mental health condition Office of National Statistics 2001

Impact on business 44% 57% 15.4M £33-42 Billion Of all work related illnesses Health & Safety Executive (HSE) 57% Of all working days lost Health & Safety Executive (HSE) 15.4M Working days lost £33-42 Billion Cost to UK business Thriving at Work

Positive mental wellbeing Negative mental wellbeing A person with a diagnosed disorder, that copes well A person with no disorder, and has positive mental wellbeing Poor mental health Good mental health Someone with a diagnosed disorder, with poor mental wellbeing A person with no diagnosed illness or disorder, but has poor mental health Negative mental wellbeing Adapted from Mental Health First Aid England

Are mental health problems increasing?

Source: The House of Commons Library research service, 2018

Source: The House of Commons Library research service, 2018

2/3 don’t feel there are sufficient outlets to discuss problems 95% of workers reporting absence due to stress, give a different reason 2/3 don’t feel there are sufficient outlets to discuss problems Suicide rate = 3.7 times higher than the national average (construction) Between 2005 and 2015, only 27% of people who died by suicide had been in contact with mental health services in the year before they died. Sources: Time to Change, Office of National Statistics, Randstad (2017), Public Health England (2015), Samaritans (2016), Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (2017).

Traditional approaches

Legal considerations Organisations have a legal duty to protect their employees from stress at work by undertaking a risk assessment and acting on it. This applies at an organisational level, department/ divisional level as well as at an employee level (subject to the risks ascertained). Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999: To assess the risk of stress-related ill health arising from work activities. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974: To take measures to control that risk.

What can we do? Produce, implement and communicate a plan Develop awareness Encourage open conversations + promote support Provide employees with good working conditions Promote effective people management Routinely monitor employee wellbeing.

Discussion/ Q&A matesinmind.org