On each of the commercial construction job sites JE Dunn runs in Texas, safety for the teams and trade partners is priority number one. Beyond what is mandated, there’s a tradition of having each worker pin a laminated photo of loved ones to their safety vest so everyone can remember who they need to get home safely for each and every day. But safety doesn’t stop at workers’ physical wellbeing.
The fact is that construction workers are statistically at a higher risk for mental health issues than virtually every other profession — with the second-highest rate of suicide at 53.3 per ...