The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is partnering with Sleepstation to offer free support to anyone in construction suffering from insomnia or poor sleep health to commemorate World Sleep Day [18 March].
Easily accessed through the Construction Industry Helpline App, Sleepstation is an NHS approved service aimed at improving support with insomnia and poor sleep health.
This service comes at an important time for the industry seeing that over 80% of construction workers in the UK are not getting enough sleep, making the sector have one of the highest rates psychological health problems.
Sleepstation looks at the underlying reasons as to why people are having sleep problems and has been proven to address even the most severe sleep issues. Dedicated support teams deliver a plan that reflects the issues identified and there can be significant improvement in just four sessions. It has also been shown to be far more effective than pharmaceutical interventions.
Sarah Bolton, director of charitable services for the charity, said: “We launched Sleepstation in autumn of last year and it has been very successful, but we really want to ensure that everyone in construction knows about and has free and easy access to this fantastic resource.
“We already know that construction workers work in an environment that can be incredibly stressful and emotionally challenging. This is in addition to the complications of irregular shift patterns, long working hours, early starts and demanding workloads.”
