Underwriting Agencies of Australia (UAA) has thrown its full support behind the Dig Deep Event, a construction industry fundraiser organised by CRE Group to raise $1 million for mental health awareness within the industry.

Underwriting Agencies of Australia (UAA) has thrown its full support behind the Dig Deep Event, a construction industry fundraiser organised by CRE Group to raise $1 million for mental health awareness within the industry.
MATES in Construction targets suicide prevention in the construction, energy and mining industries – and the not for profit organisation’s efforts have been recognised by the World Health Organisation.
The New South Wales Government is seeking feedback on proposed guidelines to promote mentally healthy workplaces. Read more
Having spent most of his life around cranes and now manager of engineering at Boom Logistics, Nick Morris is well placed to comment on the positives and challenges facing the crane industry in Victoria. Read more
Bluehats is a peer support program based on educating and training people to look after and support each other. Read more
Construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than an accident at work. For young workers, the facts are that they are well over two times more likely to take their own lives than other young Australian men.
Mental health and mental wellbeing are oft used terms, but many in a male dominated industry like the crane sector dismiss it saying, “it won’t impact me”.