Strong Foundations: Supporting Mental Health in Construction

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of integrating mental health and suicide prevention into construction safety protocols.

What happens when stress and distractions become hidden safety risks on the jobsite? In this episode of Building Conversations, host Greg Dunkle—STO Building Group’s Chief Operating Officer—is joined by Robert Labbe, Vice President of Risk Engineering Services at American Global, and Jeff Matthews, Safety Director of Structure Tone Philadelphia, to discuss why mental health and suicide prevention must be part of the construction safety conversation.

People in this episode

Host: Greg Dunkle

Guests: Robert Labbe, Jeff Matthews

Topics covered

• mental health
• construction safety
• suicide prevention
• stress management
• jobsite risks

Keywords

• mental health
• construction
• safety
• stress
• suicide prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: STO Building Group, American Global, Structure Tone Philadelphia

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