Suicide & Mental Health

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Written By Ricardo Ibarra
We are not properly addressing worker safety if we are not addressing this critical issue.

The suicide rate in construction is 53.2/100,000 – that is 4 times greater than the national average and 5 times greater than that of all other construction fatalities combined.

This month, we are focusing on suicide prevention and mental health awareness.

Featured Toolbox Talks

English Toolbox Talks

Our extensive library of toolbox talks contains hundreds of safety briefings. This month, we’re featuring the following talks:

Toolbox Talks
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Resources
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Resources

Date Posted: 09/18/2020

Mental health and suicide prevention are important elements of worker health. Learn about the resources that are available to both workers and employers.

Respectful Workplace
Respectful Workplace

Date Posted: 04/21/2020

Creating a respectful workplace is the cornerstone for the success and continued growth of a company. Respectful workplaces create safer jobsites, healthier company cultures and increased productivity.

Suicide and Mental Health
Suicide and Mental Health

Date Posted: 04/21/2020

A suicide in the US occurs every twelve minutes and can affect anyone. Suicide among construction industry workers is one of the highest rates in the country.

Building a Safety Culture
Building a Safety Culture

Date Posted: 09/23/2016

Safety culture is the way in which safety is managed in the workplace, and reflects the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employers and employees share in relation to safety. Every organization has a safety culture. The question is whether the safety culture is what we want it to be. If the culture is not what we want it to be, what can we do to change it.

Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment

Date Posted: 08/27/2016

Do you have nude pictures in your workplace? Tell dirty jokes? Make suggestive remarks to other employees? If you answered yes to any of these questions you may be guilty of sexual harassment. Since enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the development of guidelines by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1980, sexual harassment is considered to be a form of sex discrimination-a Federal offense.

Workplace Violence Prevention
Workplace Violence Prevention

Date Posted: 08/02/2016

Workplace violence causes a significant number of deaths and injuries in Washington and throughout the country. In 2010, workplace violence was the third leading cause of workplace deaths in Washington State.

The following provides preventive measures that can be established at your workplace to deal with threatening, intimidating, and/or potentially violent behavior:

Charlas de seguridad en Español

Nuestra extensa biblioteca de charlas de seguridad contiene cientos de informes de seguridad. Este mes, presentamos las siguientes charlas:

Charlas de Seguridad
Lugar de trabajo respetuoso
Lugar de trabajo respetuoso

Fecha de Publicación: 04/22/2020

Propiciar un lugar de trabajo respetuoso es la base del éxito y del crecimiento continuo de una compañía. Los lugares de trabajo respetuosos ofrecen espacios más seguros, culturas empresariales más sanas y una mayor productividad.

El suicidio y la salud mental
El suicidio y la salud mental

Fecha de Publicación: 04/21/2020

En los EE.UU., se produce un suicidio cada doce minutos. Cualquiera podría tomar esta decisión. El índice de suicidios entre los trabajadores del sector de la construcción es uno de los más elevados del país.

Acoso Sexual
Acoso Sexual

Fecha de Publicación: 09/06/2016

¿Tienes fotografías de desnudos en su lugar de trabajo? Recomendar a los chistes verdes? Hacer observaciones sugerentes a otros empleados? Si usted contestó sí a alguna de estas preguntas usted puede ser culpable de acoso sexual.

Construyendo una Cultura de la Seguridad
Construyendo una Cultura de la Seguridad

Fecha de Publicación: 09/01/2016

La cultura de seguridad es la forma en que se formaliza la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo y refleja las actitudes, creencias, percepciones y valores que los empleadores y los empleados comparten en materias de seguridad .

Prevención de Violencia en el Trabajo
Prevención de Violencia en el Trabajo

Fecha de Publicación: 08/17/2016

La violencia en el trabajo causa un numero significativo de muertes y lesiones en Washington y en toda la nación. En el 2010, la violencia en el trabajo fue la tercera causa de muertes en el trabajo en el Estado de Washington www.lni.wa.gov/safety/topics/AtoZ/WPV

Funding and support for this project has been provided by the State of Washington, Department of Labor & Industries, Safety & Health Investment Projects

Safety and health investment projects, link to safetygrants.lni.wa.gov
Ricardo Ibarra
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