OSHA and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP) and Stop Stigma Together (SST) will work together to provide employers, workers, and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them promote workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 

The goals of the alliance are:

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

• Share information on OSHA’s National Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in activities and initiatives related to workplace mental health and suicide prevention.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Develop information on workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness, and communicate such information (e.g., via print and electronic media, other electronic assistance tools, and the AFSP, CIASP, OSHA, and SST websites). Ensure products developed reflect the workforce, are available in multiple languages and formats, and encourage workers’ sense of belonging.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings and other events, such as OSHA’s Alliance Program Forum and Construction Roundtable, and AFSP, CIASP, and SST events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness to help forge innovative solutions or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and safety and health professionals regarding AFSP, CIASP, and SST’s best practices and effective approaches for promoting workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness.
• Facilitate relationships between OSHA’s National, Regional, and Area Offices and AFSP, CIASP, and SST to promote workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness.

Training and Education

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness and loss support programming to federal OSHA, State Plan, and On-Site Consultation Program personnel.