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Drive to make
workers more
safety aware
Pieta
John Daly

Ireland

between 2000 and

2012;

5,263of those suicides were

A new campaign, Mind Our
by men (81%);
Workers, was launched earlier
this year to raise awareness of
2,137 male suicides took
suicide and mental health in place in Ireland between 2008
the construction industry.
and 2012;and
An estimated 1,039 men
from a construction or production Of the 116,700 people
background died by working in the construction
suicide between 2008and 2012. sector, 108,300are men (93%
Mind Our Workers is a of the overall total).
joint campaign organised by
Pieta House and the Construction Pieta House CEO Brian
Industry Federation, and
Higgins said: We are delighted
aims to encourage more communication
to initiate and launch the
about suicide and
Mind Our Workers campaign
mental health on construction
in partnership
with the
sites and among construction
CIF.
and
workers around the country.
It is extremely encouraging TomParlon,CIFdirectorgeneral; BrianHiggins,Pieta HouseCEO,
MichaelStone,CIFpresident,promotingthe 'MindOurWorkers'joint
A report which examines
that a national body as
the level of suicide in the
influential as the CIF sees the
campaignby Pieta Houseand the ConstructionIndustryFederation.
construction sector was published
impact of suicide on the
as part of the campaign.
construction industry and its
istics highlight, the level of
where the Mind Our Workers
Among the other key statistics
employees and is partnering
suicide in the construction
campaign will focus.
highlighted in the report are:
with an organisation such as
sector is shocking.
By promoting a more
ourselves to help tackle the
The industry cant ignore
open approach among construction
Every week in Ireland 10 issue.
this problem there is a
workers and their
people die by suicide;
Partnerships such as this
necessity to take steps to try
colleagues we hope it might
are a way of building resilience to help those in need.
reduce the number of people
8 out of those 10 are men;
within our society.
Given the amount of time
who feel they have no way
Tom Parlon, CIF director
that people
spend
in
out.
6,520 suicides took place in
www.pieta.ie
general, added: As the stat
the workplace,
that is