Safety
The Elephant in the Room: Tackling Alcohol and Substance Use in Construction
Stop ignoring the elephant in the room and incorporate worker mental health and wellbeing into jobsite safety. Keep employees from slipping through the cracks by encouraging and equipping them to seek help.
By Cal Beyer and Karyn Salerno
September 30, 2020
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Safety
by Cal Beyer
Cal Beyer is the Director of Risk Management at Lakeside Industries in Issaquah, Wash. Cal has over 27 years of professional experience in safety, insurance and risk management serving the construction industry. He serves on the Executive Committee and is the Co-Lead for the Workplace Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. He also serves on the 2016 Editorial Review Board for Construction Business Owner. Cal received the Danny Parrish Outstanding Leadership Award in 2016 from the Construction Financial Management Association for his work on suicide prevention.
by Karyn Salerno
Karyn Salerno has extensive experience in construction safety and risk management working with construction contractors and associations in the western United States. She is partnering with contractors to address physical safety and behavioral health issues. Salerno is in the Salt Lake City office of CSDZ, a Holmes Murphy Company.
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