SPFA Launches Suicide Prevention Campaign, Resources for Construction Industry
The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the voice and technical resource of the U.S. spray foam industry, has announced a partnership with Cal Beyer, CWP and CSDZ to provide key education and resources to both spray foam and construction industry participants on suicide and substance abuse prevention. Fueled in part by ongoing stressors including the pandemic, as well as the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) assessment of the construction industry having the second highest rate of suicide in the United States at 53.3 per 100,000 workers, the SPFA Board of Directors initiated its campaign to assist the industry. As part of the program, the SPFA on November 18 will host an informative webinar led by Cal Beyer, which will be accessible at no cost to all in the construction industry.
“As a leading construction trade association, we are acutely aware of both the suicide and substance abuse issues that plague our industry,” says Rick Duncan, executive director of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance. “As the COVID-19 pandemic, building materials shortages and regular everyday challenges continue to negatively impact business and workers, it is increasingly imperative that organizations like ours provide key resources to members and the industry at-large.