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Podcast: Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann
Episode: Building Safer Workplaces: Suicide Prevention in Oil and Gas
Description: Suicide is a significant and overlooked issue in various industries. Among the sectors most affected are construction and trades, installation, maintenance and repairs, and agriculture, particularly for men. These fields face high stress, long hours, and job insecurity, which can contribute to mental health struggles. Within oil and gas, the reliance on construction and skilled trades to build infrastructure links this sector closely with some of the highest suicide rates. Many oil and gas workers hail from farming backgrounds. In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift in workplace attitudes toward mental health, with younger leaders i...