Depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health disorders aren’t something that show up in someone’s lab tests or x-rays – but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t very real, very disabling conditions. People can and do...
Mental Injury
Treatment for traumatic stress is often covered by workers’ comp
According to a recent article in Psychology Today, it takes a lot to effectively care for a first responder suffering from traumatic stress or PTSD. Specifically, it takes “a multidisciplinary team of peers, chaplains and culturally competent clinicians.” If you are a...
Can industrial robots improve workplace safety? What’s the cost?
Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into our lives, and that includes our workplaces – especially industrial workplaces. That might mean robots taking on the riskiest work, reducing the hazards to human workers. Automation could also mean exposing human...
Illinois construction workers at high risk of suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Month. In support of this cause, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a news release about the shockingly high rate of suicide among male construction workers as compared with employees in other industries....
