Here's what I am working on, raising awareness, developing action plans, and partnering with Mental Health CT, The Construction Institute, Facing Addiction, stopthinkprevent.com, and Local 478 International Union of Operating Engineers:
Article "Why is addiction a work-related thing?" July 2017
Roundtable Discussion at Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) November 2, 2017 Hartford, CT
Presentation to The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Washington, DC Co-presenter December 14, 2017
Presentation to Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) Wethersfield, CT January 9, 2018
Presentation to the Construction Institute (CI) Hartford, CT February 15, 2018
Presentation with Local 478 IUOE, Facing Addiction, and Mental Health Connecticut Hamden, CT March 7, 2018
Presentation sponsored by Bartlett Brainard Eacott - The Real Cost of Safety - with Rich McElhaney Bloomfield, CT March 26, 2018
Presentation to Tecton Architects, Hartford, CT - Addiction, Suicide, and Mental Health in the AEC Industry, April 5, 2018
Article for The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) "Thinking Outside the Opioid Box" Page 21 Spring 2018
Presentation to 2018 OSHA Summer Summit, UMASS Amherst - Addiction, Suicide, and Mental Health, June 14, 2018
Participation in AGC of America ConstructorCast "The Opioid Crisis & Construction" Summer 2018
Article for Construction Executive Magazine "Opioids and Substance Use Disorders in the Construction Industry" August 2018
Presentation with Ashley Dwyer, Local 478 IUOE "Opioids are the Tip of the Iceberg – What Lies Below?" CCIA Annual Safety Conference September 11, 2018
Participation in Development of A Report of Findings to Direct the Development of National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention Board Member April 2019
Presentation to CBIA Safety Conference "Fitness for Duty, Addiction, Mental Health, & Response" Co-presenter May 17, 2019
In coordination with CCIA - Opioid, Suicide, and Mental Health Stand-downs on multiple Bartlett Brainard Eacott sites - October/November 2019
Webinar presentation to TAUC, The Association of Union Constructors, "Construction in Crisis - Preventing Suicides and Substance Abuse" Co-presenter July 9, 2020
Webinar Presentation with Kyle Zimmer, IUOE Local 478, to OSHA Region 1 Local Tri-Offices "Construction in Crisis" December 7, 2021
Other Articles:
The Risks of Using MEWPs Panel Member - For Construction Pros August 2017
Tool Box Talk Conversation Starter Posted
Article "Why is addiction a work-related thing?" July 2017
Roundtable Discussion at Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) November 2, 2017 Hartford, CT
Presentation to The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Washington, DC Co-presenter December 14, 2017
Presentation to Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) Wethersfield, CT January 9, 2018
Presentation to the Construction Institute (CI) Hartford, CT February 15, 2018
Presentation with Local 478 IUOE, Facing Addiction, and Mental Health Connecticut Hamden, CT March 7, 2018
Presentation sponsored by Bartlett Brainard Eacott - The Real Cost of Safety - with Rich McElhaney Bloomfield, CT March 26, 2018
Presentation to Tecton Architects, Hartford, CT - Addiction, Suicide, and Mental Health in the AEC Industry, April 5, 2018
Article for The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) "Thinking Outside the Opioid Box" Page 21 Spring 2018
Presentation to 2018 OSHA Summer Summit, UMASS Amherst - Addiction, Suicide, and Mental Health, June 14, 2018
Participation in AGC of America ConstructorCast "The Opioid Crisis & Construction" Summer 2018
Article for Construction Executive Magazine "Opioids and Substance Use Disorders in the Construction Industry" August 2018
Presentation with Ashley Dwyer, Local 478 IUOE "Opioids are the Tip of the Iceberg – What Lies Below?" CCIA Annual Safety Conference September 11, 2018
Participation in Development of A Report of Findings to Direct the Development of National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention Board Member April 2019
Presentation to CBIA Safety Conference "Fitness for Duty, Addiction, Mental Health, & Response" Co-presenter May 17, 2019
In coordination with CCIA - Opioid, Suicide, and Mental Health Stand-downs on multiple Bartlett Brainard Eacott sites - October/November 2019
Webinar presentation to TAUC, The Association of Union Constructors, "Construction in Crisis - Preventing Suicides and Substance Abuse" Co-presenter July 9, 2020
Webinar Presentation with Kyle Zimmer, IUOE Local 478, to OSHA Region 1 Local Tri-Offices "Construction in Crisis" December 7, 2021
Other Articles:
The Risks of Using MEWPs Panel Member - For Construction Pros August 2017
Tool Box Talk Conversation Starter Posted
