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Reduce Workplace Mental Health Hazards With the Hierarchy of Controls for Psychological Safety

With NIOSH’s Hierarchy of Controls, workplaces striving to prevent suicide can eliminate threats to psychological safety and substitute those that promote mental health and protective factors.
By TJ Lyons, Sally Spencer-Thomas and Hillary Waterhouse
August 5, 2020
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by TJ Lyons
TJ Lyons is Board certified as an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist and Certified Safety Professional. He is a past Assistant Chief, New York adjutant fire instructor (hazardous materials) and emergency medical technician, and he continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter. Total Facility Solutions is a company of the M+W Group.  
by Sally Spencer-Thomas
Sally Spencer-Thomas is a clinical psychologist, mental health advocate, faculty member and survivor of her brother’s suicide. She sees the issues of suicide prevention from many perspectives. Currently, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Carson J Spencer Foundation, an award-winning organization leading innovation in suicide prevention and umbrella organization for www.ConstructionWorkingMinds.org. Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas is the Co-Lead of the Workplace Task Force with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
by Hillary Waterhouse
Hillary Waterhouse is a Certified Industrial Hygienist through the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she earned her Master of Public Health degree. Hillary is a second-generation industrial hygienist and volunteers her time with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) mentoring students entering the profession.

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