Safety
Using Wallet Cards to Weave Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Into Safety Conversations
By providing suicide prevention wallet cards, employers affirm that mental health matters and that employees may experience challenges that affect their wellbeing or their life/work balance.
By Cal Beyer
March 22, 2019
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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.
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