Construction's Tough Truths: Stigma, Pressure, Accountability | Alice Lester (OnTheTools)

Episode #048 | Alice Lester

Senior Brand & PR Manager at On The Tools Alice Lester joins us for a raw conversation on stigma & how construction workers are portrayed, the challenges they face, overall pressures and why campaigns like Project 7K and the Construction Industry Alert System are vital for change.

Alice also opens up about her own therapy sessions & the pair explore why people in construction find it harder to indulge in counselling, as well as covering almost every other problem the industry is currently facing.

Whether you’re a groundworker, brickie, project manager, or site director, this episode is for you.

For more info about Project 7K: The Lost City, click here: https://thelostcity.org/

Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/jBp1KvRRW30

Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KVVLfTDA7NvbHIbVCW9Ud?si=gVXdNzhhSMyCgyS_X-ju6A

Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/constructions-tough-truths-stigma-pressure-accountability/id1778487912?i=1000729502862

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Pre-into waffle: UK Accents

00:51 Intro! Who is Alice? & Her role at On The Tools. + Next OTT Awards Night!

10:20 Is ‘Groundworker’ a Trade? College Courses & Working through Covid.

16:27 The Stigma towards Construction and What We Should be Promoting!

30:14 The housing situation: Pressure Kills. + Super Trowel Controversy & UK Attitude.

37:46 Alice’s White Papers at On The Tools: Tool Theft, WIC, Banter/Camaraderie

46:46 People who are an Inspiration in the Industry

53:28 Why it can be tough to get Construction Workers into Therapy + Ice Baths & Wellness

59:38 Project 7K: The Lost City (Campaign) What is it + Why Sport & Exercise is a solution

01:07:01 Why we created our Industry Alert System + CITB Top100 Influential WIC Awards

01:10:36 Final Thoughts: Site Fatalities, Accountability, Construction Mental Health Support.

01:20:10 Outro!

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