EP 10: Suicide in the Construction Industry
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Release Date: 09/21/2022
EP 12: Suicide Prevention
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Creating a culture of care and the roll employers can play in preventing suicide. Jessica Bunting explains the challenges and what actions can be done to prevent suicide including CPWR resources to help workers and employers. Speaker: Jessica Bunting, MPH, Research to Practice(r2p) Director, CPWR At-Large Director, CIASP Board of Directors Visit cpwr.com/webinars for the full webinar this episode was based on.
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EP 11: Developing a Heat Illness Awareness Prevention Program in Construction
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Millions of workers are facing extremely high temperatures coast to coast. Today’s heatwaves are hotter, more frequent, and longer than in the past. The adverse affects on health, costs, and productivity are growing each year. Panelists discuss the challenges and what is being done to address them. Speakers: Chris Trahan Cain, CIH, Executive Director, CPWR Ryan R. Papariello, GSP, Safety & Health Specialist, Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America Gavin West, MPH, Director of Health Research, CPWR Kathleen Dobson, Safety Director, Alberici Constructors, Inc. Jon Williams,...
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EP 10 - El suicidio en el sector de la construcción
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Los hombres del sector de la construcción mueren a causa del suicidio a un ritmo aproximadamente dos veces superior al de otras personas en edad laboral. Este podcast explora los factores que lo producen, los signos y síntomas, y las acciones que pueden llevar a cabo los individuos, las empresas y las comunidades para desestigmatizar el problema y ayudarse entre sí. El Dr. John Gaal comparte su experiencia y sus recomendaciones desde la perspectiva de alguien con muchos años en el sector, y que además perdió a su hijo por suicidio. La presentación original tuvo lugar como parte de un...
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EP 10: Suicide in the Construction Industry
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Episode 10 – Suicide in the Construction Industry Men in construction are dying from suicide at roughly twice the rate of other working age people. This podcast explores the contributing factors, signs and symptoms, and actions that can be taken by individuals, companies, and communities to destigmatize the issue and help one another. Dr. John Gaal shares his experience and recommendations from the perspective of someone with many years in the industry, who also lost his son to suicide. The original presentation took place as part of a CPWR webinar, Preventing Suicide in the...
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EP9: COVID 101: regresemos a lo básico
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
En el episodio 9, “COVID 101: regresemos a lo básico", el Dr. Douglas Trout, Jefe de la Subdivisión de Evaluaciones de Peligros y Asistencia Técnica del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (NIOSH), revisa la importancia de un enfoque de varios niveles para la prevención de la exposición cuando se trata de COVID-19 en las obras de construcción.
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EP9 COVID 101: Back to the Basics
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
In episode 9, "COVID 101: Back to Basics", Dr. Douglas Trout, Chief of the Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), reviews the importance of a multi-layered approach to exposure prevention when dealing with COVID-19 on construction sites.
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EP8. Centro de datos de CPWR
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Conozca acerca del centro de datos de CPWR, una fuente líder de estadísticas y análisis detallados de las tendencias clave en seguridad y salud en la construcción, y las publicaciones, tableros interactivos y otros recursos que produce.
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EP8 CPWR's Data Center
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Learn about CPWR’s Data Center, a leading source of detailed statistics and analyses of key trends in construction safety and health, and the publications, interactive dashboards, and other resources it produces.
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EP 7 Safety Climate
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Andrew Levinson, acting Director of OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance, talks to Dr. Linda Goldenhar, Director of Research and Evaluation at CPWR, about her work developing tools and resources to improve company safety climate in the construction industry.
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EP6 Fall Protection Standards & Improving Fall Protection Programs Pt.2
CPWR Construction Safety and Health
Part two of a two-part episode, based on an April 20th, 2021 webinar, addressing questions from stakeholders related to utilizing the ASSP/ANSI Z359 fall protection standards and improving fall protection programs. The webinar was held in support of the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, an event to raise awareness of fall hazards in an effort to prevent fatalities and injuries.
info_outlineEpisode 10 – Suicide in the Construction Industry
Men in construction are dying from suicide at roughly twice the rate of other working age people. This podcast explores the contributing factors, signs and symptoms, and actions that can be taken by individuals, companies, and communities to destigmatize the issue and help one another. Dr. John Gaal shares his experience and recommendations from the perspective of someone with many years in the industry, who also lost his son to suicide. The original presentation took place as part of a CPWR webinar, Preventing Suicide in the Construction Industry, which is available to watch in full at https://youtu.be/P1K-_mv9Hdg.
Speakers:
Jessica Bunting, MPH, Research to Practice (r2p) Director, CPWR; Member, Board of Trustees, CIASP
John Gaal, EdD, CHW, Worker Wellness Director – Missouri Works Initiative (Mo AFL-CIO)