Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Health & Safety
As part of our Doing It Right cultural change programme, we are critical in our approach to behavioural health and safety management, whereby project managers, site teams and contractors alike believe and trust in the principles. Having an honest attitude is fundamental, but without passion for safety, people are less likely to challenge and question unsafe behaviour. It is also important that people are encouraged to act on concerns about their colleagues’ mental health and wellbeing.
While Winvic’s health and safety record is already outstanding, we understand that industry incidents are more likely to be caused by improper behaviour rather than a lack of knowledge or skills.
To ensure ongoing excellence, we are committed to continual improvements; in May 2020 we introduced a two-stage site induction process, new tools for reporting safety observations, and a clear set of minimum standards – all aimed at reducing ‘walk bys’, preventing incidents and promoting best practice.
By teaching our workforce to create different behaviours in themselves and, crucially, to act as a conscience to others we will continue to enhance our safety-first focus.
We are already seeing a positive impact from ‘Doing It Right’; achieving a reduction in safety incidents (AFR) by 79% in the first 6 years.
3 Pillars of Safety Excellence
Aligned to Winvic’s Doing It Right three pillars of excellence, we critically approach safety performance through minimum standards, motivation and measurement of outcomes:
With a two-stage induction process – which aims to inform, validate comprehension and clarify in relation to a specific site – and frequent ongoing communications, we provide clear and consistent messages about Winvic’s safety expectations. Our expectations are the same for all employees and contractors, no matter which project they are working on, and similarly, the support and training we provide is available for everyone.
Our inclusive approach and always-on communication encourages individuals to have ownership of their own and colleagues’ safety. The whole Winvic team has access to an app via their phones or an on-site tablet where individuals can choose not to ‘walk by’ and instead proactively report any potential incidents or good safety behaviours they have observed.
The HSEQ team also perform observation visits, and with everybody’s input we are able to recognise, praise and share safety excellence and best practice, with individual site teams, throughout the business and publicly. Poor safety behaviour has consequences, and these are clearly communicated and directed consistently across sites, staff and our supply chain.
We are committed to timely, accurate and transparent reporting. More effective reporting brings every one of our members of staff and supply chain partners into the business-wide communication and data stream, and we are able to gain better safety insights, predict trends and highlight areas on which to focus.
HSE Safety Climate Tool
To further embed our pillars of excellence, we annually measure our health and safety culture through the HSE’s (the national independent regulator for health and safety in the workplace) Safety Climate Tool (SCT).
The tool measures Winvic’s performance against an industry benchmark set bi-annually by the HSE. The Safety Climate Tool anonymously measures the attitudes and perceptions of the workforce about health and safety over eight categories.
In 2025, Winvic’s Doing It Right cultural change programme excelled the industry benchmarking, improving or maintaining its 2023/24 scores in all 8 categories, and scored in the top 5% in seven categories and top 10% in the eighth.
- Organisational Commitment
- Health & Safety Trust
- Health & Safety Orientated Behaviours
- Usability of Procedures
- Engagement in Health & Safety
- Peer Group Attitude
- Resources for Health & Safety
- Accident and Near Miss Reporting
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79%
AFR reduction since 2020
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50,000
HSEQ Observations raised
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31%
of sites and offices with mental health first aid trained staff
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783
supervisors completed our ‘Black Hat’ training
Wellbeing
At Winvic, we recognise our people are our greatest asset
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to thrive, with wellbeing, health and safety, inclusion and professional development at the heart of our culture.
Wellbeing – Our Commitment
Our Commitment to Wellbeing
As an Investors in People Silver-accredited business, we continue to invest in initiatives that support the physical, mental and social wellbeing of our people, helping them to feel connected, supported and empowered throughout their careers. We are continually enhancing our wellbeing offering by delivering initiatives that encourage healthier lifestyles, strengthen connections and promote positive mental wellbeing.
Some of our key initiatives include:
- Employee Volunteering Policy, providing paid volunteering days to support charities and community organisations
- National Fitness Day campaign encourages colleagues across our sites and offices to get active through a range of inclusive activities and challenges, helping to promote healthier habits, improve wellbeing and strengthen team connection, all while raising funds for well-deserving charities
- Access to the Pirkx employee wellbeing platform
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Myzone fitness programme
- A programme of awareness campaigns supporting national wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Wellbeing – Mental Health
Supporting Positive Mental Health
Creating a culture where people feel comfortable talking about mental health and seeking support is an important part of our wellbeing strategy.
Through our partnership with Mates in Mind, we continue to assess and strengthen our approach to workplace wellbeing, using independent benchmarking to continually improve the support available across our business.
Our growing network of Mental Health First Aiders provides colleagues across our sites and offices with access to trained support, helping to foster an open, supportive and inclusive working environment where everyone can thrive.
Winvic’s approach to Health, Safety and Wellbeing has always been viewed as an ongoing journey, where we haven’t hesitated to adapt, transform and revolutionise to ensure everybody goes home safely at the end of each day. Our Doing It Right campaigns are hard hitting and echoes that goal. I’m proud of our many achievements since our cultural change programme was launched. Furthermore, the HSE Safety Climate Tool is providing us with valuable year-on-year data to analyse and guide our strategy.”
