World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026

Supporting a healthy psychosocial working environment.

Today, we mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, with this year’s global focus on creating healthy psychosocial working environments.

Psychosocial health is shaped by how work is designed, organised and managed — including workload, role clarity, autonomy, support, trust and fairness. When these factors are not well managed, they can become risks to wellbeing, safety and performance, just as real as physical hazards.

At Wilten our ‘See It, Sort It, Report It' initiative focuses on identifying and managing physical hazards across our sites and head office. However, the principles behind it — prevention, transparency, shared responsibility and early intervention — also underpin how we approach psychosocial wellbeing.

Supporting mental and social wellbeing takes more than systems alone. It comes from leadership behaviours, strong relationships, and everyday actions.

That’s why our leadership team and managers:

• Hold annual personal career development reviews (PCDRs) and regular one-to-ones to check in, reflect, and plan workload and discuss career pathways

• Create opportunities for connection through team breakfasts, team lunch Fridays at head office, and project events which enhance internal relationships

• Offer flexible working hours to suit individual needs, recognising the importance of trust, balance and autonomy

• Support colleagues through Mental Health First Aiders on each of our sites and at head office

• Encourage open and honest conversations, where people feel safe to speak up

Across our sites, we work closely with The Lighthouse Charity, holding Make it Visible site stand‑downs when the charity is touring near our projects we proactively arrange visits to reinforce that mental health matters and support is accessible.

Our commitment to our workforce is also reflected in our strong Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) performance. Between 2025 and 2026 to date, we have achieved:

• 4 Outstanding, 10 Excellent, and 1 Very Good CCS score

• 8 site nominations at the 2026 Considerate Constructors National Site Awards, resulting in 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze awards

This recognition is especially meaningful as Valuing the Workforce is one of the scheme’s pillars in their Code of Considerate Practice — and consistently high scores reflect our ongoing commitment to safety, wellbeing, inclusion and workforce support.

Across our projects, this includes:

• Embedded FIR and EDI principles through toolbox talks, open communication, visible policies, and e-learning modules

• Training, development and upskilling opportunities for our workforce

• Multi‑faith rooms, multi‑lingual posters, and accessible welfare information

• Medical care provision for direct employees through Aviva and Help@hand

• Conversation cards in canteens and offices to encourage everyday dialogue

• Clean, inclusive welfare facilities for all

• Well‑maintained canteen, breakout, and external spaces with recreational resources to support wellbeing

• A monthly site Health and Safety Champion Award recognising positive behaviours that underpin our strong health and safety culture, demonstrated by Zero RIDDORS since our establishment

Mental health awareness remains high on our agenda and is core to The Wilten Care Programme. Mental Health First Aiders are in place, Mental Health and Wellbeing Boards are visible on sites and in offices, and we are proud to partner with Mates in Mind to further support our teams.

All of this is underpinned by a comprehensive suite of policies and procedures within our ISO45001 Health and Safety Management System, including:

• Health & Safety

• Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Occupational Health

Together, these set clear expectations and provide consistent, meaningful support.

We pride ourselves on the strong relationships within our teams and a culture built on trust, respect, and transparency — where concerns are raised early, listened to, and used to drive improvement.

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, it’s an important reminder that safe and healthy work is not just about preventing physical harm, but about creating environments where people feel supported, included and able to thrive. At Wilten, we are proud to support a healthy psychosocial working environment.