ELITE CONSTRUCTION VOL3 ISSUE11

When looking back to their school and college years though, only 2% stated that they were
attracted to a career in roof’ing.
Technical Training Manager Mat Woodyat for Redland, the company who completed the
study, revealed: “On one hand, I am pleased that these students are aware of the potential
risks of roof’ing work because safety must be everybody’s responsibility.”
“But these results are also a stark reminder that the industry needs to do more to ensure
that we are working safely.”
“How can we attract more young people to our industry if they are facing these fears?”
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FOUND TO WORK THROUGH THE
PAIN IF INJURED AT WORK
It has recently been revealed that tradespeople are the worst for working through pain if
they are injured on site.
According to recent poll f’igures, 72% of workers that are injured on site simply have to
carry on working in order to make ends meet. Out of the 450 people that were polled the
Daily Star reported that half of them had even been injured in the past week.
When looking at the trades more in depth, it was carpenters who were found to be the
worst for this. According to the poll, they got hurt the most on site with a result of 85%.
In second place, was plumbers in which 75% got hurt on site and 69% of electricians were
also injured.
It wasn’t just physical injuries that were sustained either. According to the results, half of
workers have also had to take time off due anxiety, stress, and depression. Alongside this,
alternate research has also found that men working in construction are at the highest risk
of committing suicide due to issues such as these. One builder admitted: “Things can be a
struggle, but I’m self-employed so if I don’t carry on, I lose my house.”
This is also supported by further studies which found that 90% of tradespeople attend
work whilst ill or injured. 47% of which, continued to work due to being self-employed.
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