“Check your ladder, check the scaffold, check on your people.”
This week Dr. Logan F. Martin and James Junkin discuss suicide prevention in construction and what safety professionals can actually do when they recognize that a worker may be struggling.
From chronic overload and understaffing to physical demands and personal stress, workers can carry pressures that compound over time. Dr. Martin and James discuss warning signs safety professionals should recognize and why their role is not to diagnose or counsel, but to ask, listen, connect workers with qualified resources, and follow up.
This episode covers workplace stressors, Mental Health First Aid, EAPs, leadership vulnerability, and practical steps employers and safety professionals can take to better support workers and help break the silence around suicide in construction.
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Buckle up, safety pros! The Risk Matrix brings you a weekly podcast masterclass in risk management, hosted by two industry titans:
Dr. L.F. Martin: 32-year veteran, Board of Global EHS Credentialing Impact Award winner
James Junkin: Trainer of 40,000+ safety pros, ASSP's 2024 Safety Professional of the Year
They're tackling the topics that keep safety managers up at night featuring guests from regulatory bodies to safety directors and everything in between.
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