BCRB Mental Wellness Program


Wellness In the road building and heavy construction industry

You’ve worked hard to make your job sites physically safe. But creating a truly healthy workplace
doesn’t end there. Mental health, physical fitness, and inclusive and respectful workplaces help
employees bring their best selves to work every day.

Promoting employee well-being and a healthy workplace culture can be especially challenging in the
road building and heavy construction industry, with its irregular hours and multiple and sometimes
remote job sites. Many workers still fit the “strong silent” profile and may not find it easy to open up
about mental wellness-related issues.

BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association’s Workplace Wellness Program is designed to
create lasting workplace culture change, with benefits for both employers and employees.
The program is available, free-of-charge, to all BCRB & HCA member companies.
Our long-standing commitment to the road building and heavy construction industry gives us a deep and
unique understanding of the business and your workforce. With a proven track record in supporting our
members, we have extensive and highly-relevant expertise.


How we can help you promote well-being

BCRB & HCA’s Workplace Wellness Program is designed to create lasting workplace culture change, with
benefits for both employers and employees

  • 23% Canadians feel comfortable talking to their employers about mental illness.
    Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
  • 1 in 5 Canadians experience a mental health problem in any given year
    Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • $51B Per Year is the cost of mental health problems to the Canadian economy.
    Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • $20B Annual cost of workers’ mental health problems to Canadian employers
    Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada

 


Why make BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association your workplace wellness partner

We represent a large segment of the industry, and understand your business and your workforce

With a long track record in providing benefit services and training, we have extensive and highly-
relevant expertise We believe in customer service, and have partnered with a dedicated Wellness Team, who will ensure
smooth and seamless program on-boarding and implementation

We believe in customer service, and have partnered with a dedicated Wellness Team, who will ensure
smooth and seamless program on-boarding and implementation

The program is:

  • Holistic: Addressing diverse, interconnected themes that collectively influence employee well-being
  • Ongoing and inclusive: Companies sign on for a full year, and make the program available to all employees, creating shared momentum that can truly influence workplace culture
  • Informed by expertise: The program was developed and is delivered with the support of leading experts on mental health and other themes
  • Purpose-built: Designed for the road building and heavy construction sector, the program delivers actionable information in easy-to-access and relatable ways

Program materials

Theme-specific materials are delivered monthly in digital formats:

  • Overview of theme and resources
  • Multiple short educational pieces
  • Multiple toolbox talks
  • Site posters
  • Virtual professional development courses (optional add-on)
  • Plus, an engaging, self-paced online course, delivering informative multimedia content, including
    practical tips and links to other resources.

If you are ready to sign up or want to learn more, contact us at [email protected] or call 604.436.0220