2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

Safety on the Inside: Building a Resilient Workplace (Room 30 E)

Safety on the Inside – Building a Resilient Workplace

As the U.S. economy rebuilds out of COVID-19, business leaders need to prioritize employee mental health by fostering stigma-free a company environment, increasing access to tools/research, encouraging early treatment, and incorporating innovative behavioral health programs that help employees address their struggles in a meaningful way.

Mental health issues across a workforce comes with significant impact. Workplaces bear substantial costs due to

absenteeism, increased health care expenses and turnover, and lost productivity. Nearly one-third of U.S.

employers (31%) said the strain on employee mental health is having a severe financial impact on their

company—a 10-point increase from a March 2020 survey. Burnout and disengaged employees can cost

organizations between $450-$550 billion annually.

To address this issue across the workplace with a comprehensive, organizations need to comprehensively

support mental health in the workplace and focus on creating a culture of safety to not only keep people safer at

work, but also, beyond the workplace so they can live their fullest lives.

  • Learn more about the impact of mental health issues on your organization
  • Build  a Business Case for Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use
  • Understand the impact of stigma and how it creates a barrier for employees to seek help
  • Evaluate easy-to-use tool providing business leaders with specific information about the cost of substance use                       
  • Hear how employers are incorporating innovative behavioral health programs to help foster positive company culture to ultimately impact productivity, retention, and overall performance