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There are a growing number of resources available to help organizations and individuals understand the details surrounding suicide, start a conversation, and play a role in supporting friends, co-workers and family members.
Mental health issues are affecting construction workers at alarming rates. Rates of both opioid use and suicide have risen dramatically in the U.S. over recent years, and these are areas of particular concern to the construction industry.
Construction has one of the highest injury rates of all industries, and workers have often been prescribed opioids to treat pain from occupational injuries. This page offers resources about the risks of and alternatives to opioids.
Using data from CPWR and other trusted sources, these infographics raise awareness of occupational hazards and solutions. They can be downloaded as PDFs or JPEGs for use in social media, presentations, print materials, and on job sites.
Topics in Construction Safety and Health is a series of annotated, interdisciplinary bibliographies of academic research on major topics in construction occupational safety and health, from Asbestos to Training.
Falls remain the leading cause of fatalities in construction. Visit stopconstructionfalls.com for resources to to prevent fatal falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds.
In the construction industry, suicide is now a leading cause of death. This Hazard Alert card offer workers key information about how to protect themselves and help their co-workers in a pocket card or PDF.
The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates among all industries. This Toolbox Talk uses elements like case studies and discussion questions to educate workers on identifying and responding to this issue.
CPWR is seeking proposals for research projects or initiatives focused on upstream prevention of suicides and opioid-related deaths. We anticipate funding five to seven projects of 12 months or less, each in the range of $30,000 to $50,000.
This white paper summarizes a workshop on the high rates of suicide and overdose deaths among construction workers. Attendees discussed current initiatives and began developing a roadmap, creating 4 workgroups that continued to meet.