Dear Utah Construction Business Leaders, Over the past year, your businesses and employees have weathered the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic with great success, as evidenced by the strong job growth in your industry. However, we also recognize the incredible stresses put on the construction sector: the ever-growing demand for new housing construction, tight project deadlines, and a workforce shortage, just to name a few. There is ample data showing that workers in construction suffer from mental health challenges, including suicide, at rates far too high. These long-standing mental health challenges, coupled with the stresses of previous years, have prompted the creation of this new resource: Total Safety, A Guide to Resilience and Mental Fitness in the Construction Industry. This new guide is part of the Utah Community Builders’ Workforce Resilience Through Mental Fitness initiative, and will equip construction employers with data, tools, and best practices to prevent suicides and bolster well-being and resilience in the workforce. We urge CEOs, presidents, managers, and human resource professionals in Utah’s construction industry to carefully review this guide and consider what steps can be taken to support the resilience and mental fitness of construction industry employees. This is important to businesses in all sectors throughout Utah and to the state as a whole. Together, we can save lives and ensure Utah’s construction workforce is resilient, mentally and emotionally fit, and ready for the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Lisa Eccles Co-Chair, Utah Community Builders Advisory Board
Clark Ivory Co-Chair, Utah Community Builders Advisory Board CEO, Ivory Homes
Derek Miller President and CEO, Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance
President and COO, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
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