Men’s Mental Health in Offshore Energy: Strategic Investment or Hidden Cost? – OnPoint PR & Tide Medical
Company Information
Tide Medical helps companies keep their employees healthy, safe and fit for work. It carries out workplace health checks, medical testing and wellbeing programmes, especially in industries like energy, construction and engineering.
OnPoint PR helps businesses explain what they do and build strong reputations. They work with media, create campaigns and manage communications.
Together, we combine healthcare knowledge and communication skills to help companies support their workers and share important messages clearly and confidently.
Project Overview
This project focuses on understanding men’s mental health in offshore energy and how employers can better support wellbeing through evidence-based approaches and clear communication.
Project Aim
We would like the project to produce a clear, evidence-based report summarising men’s mental health in offshore energy, including key challenges, barriers to seeking help, and recommendations for employers. A presentation or workshop could share findings with industry leaders. We also aim for a survey database of worker responses, and practical communications materials such as a white paper, social media content ideas, and an employer toolkit to help companies support mental health and wellbeing effectively.
Why This Project Is Valuable
This project is valuable because it helps improve understanding of mental health challenges faced by offshore workers, particularly men. Tide Medical can use the findings to strengthen workplace health and wellbeing services, while OnPoint PR can use the insights to help businesses communicate about mental health more clearly and effectively. The project supports the shared goal of improving workplace health while strengthening how organisations talk about wellbeing.
What You Will Do
• Carry out desk-based research into men’s mental health, offshore working conditions and shift work
• Review existing studies and reports related to wellbeing in offshore energy
• Design and distribute surveys to offshore workers
• Analyse survey responses to identify trends, challenges and barriers to seeking help
• May conduct confidential interviews with offshore workers, where appropriate
• Work with Tide Medical’s occupational health team to interpret findings
• Work with OnPoint PR’s communications team to shape messages and materials
• Help develop clear, evidence-based recommendations for employers
• Support the creation of written and visual communication materials
Science, Engineering and Technical Understanding
• Understanding workplace health and wellbeing in safety-critical industries
• Analysing data from surveys and research studies
• Exploring how working patterns such as shift work impact health
• Applying evidence-based thinking to improve workplace practices
• Understanding how research findings inform organisational decision-making
Planning and Organisation
• Plan the project in stages including research, data collection, analysis and reporting
• Organise research findings and survey data clearly
• Manage tasks independently and as part of a team
• Work to agreed timelines with guidance from supervisors
• Ensure confidentiality and accuracy when handling sensitive information
Skills Developed
• Project management
• Research
• Teamwork
• Independent working
• Administration
• Communication
• Graphic design or Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Final Outputs
• A clear, evidence-based written report summarising men’s mental health in offshore energy
• Analysis of key challenges and barriers to seeking help
• Practical recommendations for employers
• A survey database of worker responses
• A presentation or workshop to share findings with industry leaders
• Communications materials such as:
– A white paper
– Social media content ideas
– An employer toolkit focused on mental health and wellbeing
Reflection and Evaluation
Your report may include:
• What you learned about men’s mental health in offshore energy
• Key challenges and barriers identified
• How confident you are in the findings and recommendations and why
• Reflections on handling sensitive topics and data
• What could be explored further if the project continued
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