As you are aware, running a roofing business involves a lot of safety and health concerns. You can be ignoring a crucial issue, namely suicide prevention, because you must concentrate on fall protection, material handling, and hazard communication, among other things.
Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts people individually, as well as in their families, communities, and workplaces. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48,344 Americans committed themselves in 2018, the most recent year for which there is national data. This makes suicide the tenth greatest cause of death in the country. The CDC also reports that in less than two decades, the suicide incidence among people aged 16 to 64 has grown by 42%.
Everyone is at risk for suicide, although some groups may be more vulnerable than others. The construction and extraction industries had much higher suicide rates than other businesses, according to a CDC analysis on suicide rates by industry and occupation for the year 2016. At 65.2 per 100,000 people, the suicide rate among those working in the roofing industry was significantly higher.
These statistics offer a convincing case for the roofing and construction industries to prioritize suicide prevention in …