Safety & wellbeing John Holland

Safety & wellbeing

Nothing is more important to us than safety and wellbeing. At John Holland, a good day’s work is a safe day’s work.

When we talk about health and safety in the construction industry, the focus has traditionally been on physical wellbeing. At John Holland, we take a more holistic view: the emotional and mental wellbeing of our people are equally important.

Our strong safety culture is founded on robust processes and systems, the right practices and development, and support if things don’t go according to plan.

On a day-to-day basis, we’re guided by our Global Mandatory Requirements (GMRs). These are our safety and wellbeing ‘rules of racing’ – evidence-based and developed with the input of our people.

They set the minimum standards required for our workplaces when planning, managing and undertaking high-risk activities. In simple terms, they help us protect people and places.

Safety & wellbeing

Wellbeing at work starts with truly caring, and understanding that no two people are the same.

One of our corporate values is Caring, and it’s in safety and wellbeing that caring really comes to life.

We look out for each other, we speak up if we see a problem, share lessons learnt and help each other along the way.

And it works. In our recent engagement survey, 92% of our people said they believe John Holland is truly committed to the health and safety of its people.


Some of the many ways we promote wellbeing include:
 
  • Two wellbeing days per year, so people can do whatever they need for their health and wellbeing – whether that’s fishing, reading, a day with the family or curling up with a furry friend.
  • Suicide prevention programs including peer support, seminars, podcasts, webinars and online support.
  • Specialised programs that support particular needs, including the Better Sleep Program, financial literacy, physical health and alcohol and other drugs, and gambling support.
  • Black Dog Mental Health training for every manager to help them understand how to support their team members’ mental health and wellbeing.
  • An award-winning Mental Health First Aid network, recognised with gold-level status by MHFA Australia.
  • An on-demand Employee Assistance Program that’s available to all our employees and their immediate families
  • Benefits that support physical wellbeing, including Fitness Passport, helping our people stay physically fit for the demands of work and life.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

John Holland pays respect to the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.