Health & Wellbeing
Your wellbeing matters as much as your safety.
Our confidential Employee Assistance Programme offers free, round-the-clock support for whatever life throws at you, and our wellbeing plans promote physical and mental health across every team. We’re proud to be breaking the silence around mental health in construction. We have supported over 2700 people across our sites with 296 sessions delivered, reached 452 people through 30 Suicide Prevention Day events and trained colleagues in ASIST suicide intervention skills. We encourage open conversations, so no one at Seddon ever has to struggle alone.
Everyone home safe, everyday
Protect
At Seddon, health and safety isn’t just a legal requirement. It shapes how we plan, manage and deliver every project.
Our Protect strategy runs through the whole business and puts the safety, health and wellbeing of our people, subcontractors, clients and the public first. Protect is built on proactive risk management, visible leadership and shared responsibility. Everyone, from the boardroom to the site, is empowered to look out for others, raise concerns and stop work if conditions become unsafe. We back this with site-specific risk assessments, safe systems of work, ongoing training and supervision, regular inspections and audits, and high safety standards across our supply chain. Protect also goes beyond physical safety. We support mental health and wellbeing, encourage open conversations and learn from every incident and near miss, so our standards keep improving. The result is a positive safety culture where working safely becomes second nature and everyone can work with confidence.
Starting the conversations that save lives
Jordan’s Conversation
Construction has one of the highest suicide rates of any industry in the UK. Too many people in our sector struggle in silence, afraid to speak up or unsure where to turn
At Seddon, we believe talking can save lives, and that everyone has a part to play in making those conversations happen.
That’s why we’ve introduced Jordan’s Conversation across our business. The session helps colleagues recognise when someone may be struggling, feel confident asking directly and compassionately about suicide, and know how to guide them towards help. It’s practical, honest and human. It breaks down stigma and shows that asking the question is an act of care, not something to fear.
So far, we’ve delivered Jordan’s Conversation to 296 colleagues and partners. It forms part of a wider commitment to mental health that includes Suicide Prevention Day events reaching 452 people, colleagues trained in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), and our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Together, these give our people the confidence to look out for one another, on site, in the office and beyond.
