Construction Employers Federation (CEF) has launched its Northern Ireland health and safety initiative for January.

Resources for the month-long 'Safety Reboot' have also been released to help with the initiative's aim of encouraging construction companies to stop work for around 15 minutes, once a week throughout January, to take time to focus on key areas of health and safety.

The resources should be used to start conversation and interaction between the workforce on issues encountered everyday on site. The core resources include a question pack on each topic to encourage discussion and a discussion aid to assist the person facilitating the stoppage.

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Following feedback received via the survey of CEF members on Safety Reboot in August 2024, posters for each topic have been developed to make the initiative more visible on site throughout January.

Each poster also contains a QR code which links to the resource for that subject.

CEF is also delighted to partner with Niall Hollywood of Hollywood Fitness who has produced a series of engaging short videos focussing on improving wellbeing.

These can be used alongside the other resources on Mental Health and Wellbeing but CEF would also encourage companies to share the videos as widely as possible with staff and supply chain partners so they are as accessible as possible.

Companies are encouraged to get involved and to use these short stoppages as a time for staff and sub-contractors to really engage with each other on the important topics.

Companies are being reminded to use the hashtag #SafetyReboot2025 to share images and updates on how they get involved throughout January.

This is a great opportunity to showcase how seriously construction companies within the country take the health and safety of their workforces. 

The Safety Reboot resources can be found here.