ISG has developed a new interactive mental health programme which encourages people to talk, act and create ideas to improve working conditions across its business. 

The 'Choose Safe. Choose Health' programme seeks to provide the tools and conditions necessary to support a culture of empowered people working together towards health and safety, every day.

The firm has also announced a new UK charity partnership with Mental Health UK to further strengthen the commitment to its workforce.


Gordon Kew, ISG Chief Operating Officer, explained: "Through the development of this health and safety programme, we recognised that health had to be a significant part of our approach moving forward but found that in fact, it was already growing within our business. 

"For years, we have considered health and safety to be about more than reducing accidents – we always think holistically about the wellbeing of the people, environments and communities we work in, every day. As an industry, we have to do more to push the mental health and physical health of our staff up the agenda and put power of healthy and safe decision-making squarely in all of our hands.

"'Choose safe. Choose health.' does just that.

"This programme is the first of its kind in the industry, it gives us the impetus to focus on health, as well as safety, and enables us to develop processes around occupational health, health and safety leadership and of course, mental health first aid."

(CM/JG)