13 September | 2024 • NEWS
Our Marist College, North Sydney site hosted a Mates in Construction Fly the Flag Day on Monday.
Fly the Flag Day (coinciding with RUOK? Day) provides the opportunity for the construction industry to celebrate our commitment and contribution to suicide prevention.
According to recent research shared by the University of Melbourne and MATES in Construction, suicide rates amongst males working in the Australian construction industry are twice as high as for male workers in other sectors. Construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than from an accident at work.
Lipman is an industry partner with Mates, so we go out of our way to support the workers on our projects. Following a moving speech about suicide prevention to the 90-100 on-site workers, everyone signed the flag and tucked into a hearty BBQ.
