CLC Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy 2025

On 1 July, 2025 the Minister for Industry launched the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC's) Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy at a summit attended by over 150 industry leaders.

The strategy will deliver better heath, safety and wellbeing across the construction sector, by focusing on driving industry-wide change, and within firms, from the boardroom to the construction site, through leaders taking personal responsibility for improving Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

The CLC will work in partnership with Mates in Mind, and other organisations from across the supply chain and Government, to strengthen health, safety and resilience in the wider construction industry. The work will be overseen by a newly established CLC Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group which will measure and act upon industry health and safety data.

The CLC will tackle these issues head-on working in partnership between government and industry, with greater communication, more in-person engagement, and more transparency around incidents so the sector can learn the right lessons when something goes wrong

It will focus on a number of key challenges including reducing the number of fatalities happening on site; and improving mental health given that depression and anxiety account for nearly half of all work-related sickness.

Mark Reynolds, Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council said:

“As leaders in the built environment and construction sector, we all have a responsibility to our workforce to improve the safety, health and wellbeing of our people. The Government has set out its clear intent to invest in homes, the energy transition and infrastructure, we must all rise to that challenge and raise our game so everyone goes home safe, well and feels supported every day".

Industry Minister and CLC Co-chair Sarah Jones said:

“Getting Britain building again is vital to our mission to build 1.5 million homes and grow the economy. That’s why better health, safety and wellbeing for construction workers through forward- thinking initiatives like this are important to ensure the industry gets the talent it needs, and supports them. Government is boosting recruitment through improving workers’ rights and investing in skills, and our modern Industrial Strategy has set out the scale of ambition we have for the long-term future of this vital sector.”

Sarah Newton, Chair of HSE, said:

“We welcome this strategy and hope it will help the construction industry put the same focus on preventing ill health as it has done on preventing injuries. The CLC has been a key strategic partner in helping our mission to Protect People and Places, together we have a great opportunity to improve health and safety in construction, an industry that is key in delivering the housing and infrastructure we need for growth. We look forward to its members turning this strategy into action.”

Tony Sidwell, the Electrical Contractor's Association, Head of Safety, Health and Environment who attended the summit also commented, saying:

“The stress of late payments affects the mental health of business owners and managers, especially within SMEs. ECA’s advocacy to tackle the scourge of poor payment practices for several years is starting to bear fruit. We welcome the new strategy and hope it will move the dial to improve health and wellbeing within the sector.”

The UK deserves a safe and healthy construction workforce, and that workforce deserves leadership and forward-thinking in turn. The CLC’s Strategy provides that leadership. The CLC is keen to ensure that all parts of the sector can contribute to the strategy’s implementation. If you would like to be involved, please contact [email protected]

Parts of this article are based on the CLC Press Release "Construction launches health, safety and wellbeing strategy at sector Summit" dated 1 July 2025 other parts of this article appear on the ECA news and blog site as "ECA hails wellbeing strategy launched for construction sector " dated 3 July, 2025,

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