Site conversations
Plan toolbox talks, R U OK? Day activities, pre-start messages and worker engagement that fit the crew and the work.
Health in the HSEQ4U framework
Mental health belongs in the work plan.
Good work starts with people who can raise concerns, look out for one another and reach support early. HSEQ4U helps project teams turn that intention into everyday site practice.
Discuss your teamHealth is more than physical safety.
Psychological health sits alongside critical risk controls, occupational health, first aid and worker engagement. Conversations, supervisor responses and support pathways should be planned with the same care as other controls.
Practical support
Make support visible and usable.
Set a tone where people know how to start a conversation and what to do next.
Supervisor response
Help leaders recognise concerns, listen without judgement, protect privacy and connect a person with appropriate support.
Mental Health First Aid awareness
Bring training-informed awareness to site discussions and improve the team's confidence to respond to someone who may need help.
Systems & follow-through
Connect psychosocial risks, consultation, incident learning and support pathways with existing WHS systems and review actions.
Championing wellbeing on site
Turning awareness into conversations.
Across project assignments, wellbeing has been part of the way work is led, not a one-day poster. At RTL Mining & Earthworks, Sebastian led R U OK? Day engagement with the team. At Cohuna Solar Farm, he supported R U OK? Day discussions in the work environment.
He also took part in The Push-Up Challenge with Laing O’Rourke and the Heart Foundation Step Challenge. Those activities offered a practical way to bring colleagues together, talk about mental and physical health, and keep support visible beyond the campaign day.
HSEQ4U can help a project build a sensible program of conversations, supervisor guidance and signposting to specialist resources, including MATES in Construction where relevant.
Campaigns & resources
Initiatives that help start the conversation.
These organisations provide their own programs and resources. Their marks identify the initiatives discussed here.
R U OK? Day
Used as a prompt for genuine check-ins with workers and follow-up conversations on site.
Explore R U OK? resources
MATES in Construction
Industry-specific training and support resources that can help construction teams look out for their mates.
Explore MATES resources
The Push-Up Challenge
Participation with Laing O’Rourke helped bring colleagues together around mental health awareness.
Explore the challenge
Heart Foundation Step Challenge
Participation reinforced movement, team engagement and a wider view of worker health.
Explore Heart FoundationHSEQ4U's mention of these initiatives does not imply a formal partnership or endorsement by the organisations.
Start a conversation
Plan wellbeing support for your team.
Tell us about your workforce, project stage and the conversations or systems you want to improve.