PHRC Webinars

A Call to Action on Opioids and Naloxone

2/11/2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Instructor: Cal Beyer (Senior Director of SAFE Workplaces, SAFE Project) and Jeff Horwitz (Chief Executive Officer, SAFE Project)

Handouts

Link to Webinar: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/5117237506130/WN_CWw0s103SZ-twjKQLigQwQ

Description

The construction industry has been adversely impacted by the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. Opioids impact both the overall mental health and wellbeing of the workforce as well as company performance. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unintentional overdoses now comprise 9.5% of occupational fatalities among all industries. The intersection between substance misuse and suicide is well known. Nationally in 2022, there were approximately 50,000 deaths by suicide in the US, and over 108,000 overdose deaths. Construction has the second highest rate of suicide among major industries with a rate of 56 per 100,000 workers. The construction industry has the highest rate of death from overdose among 20 industries at 130.9 per 100,000 workers. Over 70% of these deaths are related to opioids with the synthetic fentanyl comprising not less than 75% of these.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn how the construction industry and workforce has been adversely impacted by the opioid crisis.
2. Discover practical and proven strategies to address first dose prevention to help prevent new persistent opioid use from three leading gateways in both Workers Compensation and group health benefit plans.
3. Understand the rising risk of fentanyl and psychostimulants (cocaine and methamphetamine) contributing to growing overdose rates.
4. Learn how to share resources with workers and families to focus on first dose prevention and help promote harm reduction and recovery pathways.
5. Consider the risk management consequences versus benefits and the why and how of stocking naloxone in company workplaces and job sites.

Cost

Free to attend; $25 for continuing education credit in live webinar

Credit Hours

Live Webinar: 1.0 PA L&I Contact Hour, 1.0 PA PDH for engineers, 1.0 AIA LU|HSW, 1.0 ICC Contact Hour (0.1 CEU)

Tags: 2024-25