b'BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CSIA 11Report from Workwear Guru examines contributing4. The opioids dependencyfactors for the high rates of suicide, citing mentalConstructionisoneofthe health experts. These factors include: industrieswiththehighest occupational hazards happening 1.A high work-pressure environment every year. The injury rate for 2.Work at remote locations construction workers is 77 times 3.Tough-guy mentality higher compared to the national 4.Opioids dependency level, according to the American Society of Safety Professionals.1. A high work-pressure environmentThe report notes that the construction field often involves high-pressure work, tight deadlines, long physical working hours, budgets and quality expectations can lead to high stress, which can contribute to mental health problems.2. Work at remote locationsAccording to the experts, construction work often requires work in remote locations. Living in hotels can be a lonely experience. Being away from family can lead to problems in marriages and parenting. Moreover mental health or substance abuse challenges may be more likely to go unnoticed or unaddressed in situations like this.3. The tough-guy mentality Construction is also an industry with high levels of Greg Sizemore, VP of EHS and workforce developmentpainand chronic pain, in particular, is the definition at Associated Builders and Contractors says thatof misery. Because of this, construction is also the construction is an industry dominated by males, usuallyindustry with the highest use of prescription opioids. coming from low socioeconomic and educationalAnd now we are all well aware of the opioid addiction backgrounds. As a result, masculinity plays a role incrisis in the US and the devastation it is causing. says the workplace. Masculinity can make employees shyDr. Sally Spencer-Thomas a clinical psychologist, an away from expressing their mental health problems,impact entrepreneur, and a well-being writer.which can drive them to suicide.csiaonline.org'