Health and Safety Report 2019

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2019

Mental Health and Wellbeing In 2018, the OGUK Occupational Health and Hygiene Group introduced a mental health and wellbeing theme into its work plan for the year, including a survey of member companies. The survey used the recommendations of 'Thriving at Work, the Stevenson-Farmer review of mental health and employers' 8 as the basis for a questionnaire which asked member companies represented in the group and the OGUK Operators’ Health and Safety Group about their arrangements for managing mental health and wellbeing in their workforces. The review identifies six ‘core standards’ for all organisations. The survey results showed that the industry is making good progress in this area, as shown in Figure 26, with the majority of respondents reporting that they had either implemented or partially implemented all six core standards.

Figure 26: Employers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Arrangements

In place Partially in place In development

Not in place Did not answer

Routinely monitor Employee Health and Wellbeing

Promote Effective People Management

Provide Good Working Conditions

Encourage Open Conversations

Develop Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health at Work Plan or Policy

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20

40

60

80

100

Responses (per cent)

Source: OGUK Survey, 2019

In addition to the six core elements, Thriving at Work identified four enhanced standards. Ninety-two per cent of respondent companies reported that they met at least one these of these, the provision of tailored support through employee health insurance or employee assistance programmes. Almost half demonstrated accountability by having a nominated health and wellbeing lead at board or senior leadership level (48 per cent).

8 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/658145/ thriving-at-work-stevenson-farmer-review.pdf

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