Items Tagged with 'suicide'

Landmark guidance aims to help employers and organizations to better support people affected by suicide.

BS 30480 is the first British Standard focused entirely on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in the workplace. 

September is recognized as Suicide Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a complex issue that impacts countless individuals worldwide.

More industrial workers die from suicide each year than any other workplace fatalities combined.

This column, depicting the case of a fictitious construction worker, is based on information presented at a session titled “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention” at ASSP's annual event in early June.

Coinciding with Construction Suicide Prevention Week, a task force is calling on construction industry employers, trade groups and other stakeholders to join OSHA’s Suicide Prevention Safety Stand-Down, Sept. 5-9, 2022.

Studies have been looking into the effect of stress and other psychosocial factors on employees’ well-being for decades. One of the first efforts to recognize the connection between workplace stress and well-being was the Whitehall Studies from 1967 to the mid-1980s. And studies continue to document the link between the two.

The hardest questions I had to face after a co-worker died by suicide were the “What ifs?” What if I had known sooner? What if I had known more? What if I had been able to provide more support?