The second coming of COVID; how employers can prepare
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Depressed. Anxious. Stressed. We […]
Are you looking for profit in all the wrong places?
Ways to spend $789: 1) Second-hand laptop2) IKEA desk, office chair, & 10 bags of Swedish meatballs3) A dozen boxes of copy paper4) Office carpet cleaning5) Fully-integrated OHS & disability management system Which do you suppose takes you furthest? Blue Collar Consulting turns option #5 into six-digit annual savings via: Targeting insidious OHS costs that […]
Does Blue Collar only help Blue Collar companies?
Question from a Blue Collar follower on LinkedIn: As your name suggests, does Blue Collar only help industrial-type companies (construction, energy, etc)? (A): Inspiration for the name came from my (Ben’s) rural roots. Having spent significant time on my grandparent’s farm tossing hay bales and packing chop feed, I have a deep respect for the […]
Blue Collar and BEACON address psych injuries
In this second coming of COVID, business outcomes will hinge on how well, both physically and mentally, employees ride out the remainder of this storm. This is why we teamed up with BEACON, Canada’s leading provider of digital therapy, to add another dimension to Blue Collar’s disability program. To date, BEACON’s service has already helped […]
Blue Collar to align with BEACON, Biogeniq
Blue Collar Consulting is pleased to announce an alliance with several class-leading OHS service providers. The result is a one-stop-shop, a fully-integrated OHS solution unique to North America. Mind Beacon, the leading mental health provider in Canada, provides CBT securely through a digital platform so workers can access their dedicated psychologist anytime, anyplace. The BEACON™ […]
Work is the best therapy
Modern science has discovered dormant powers encoded in the human body, unrealized and unexpressed, in the form of genetic potential. In recent large-scale clinical studies, wherein test subjects were inserted into unfamiliar and stressful situations (i.e. being called on to make a public address without warning), latent genes were switched-on that manufactured new parts of […]
Distress calls to addiction centers up 47% this year
“Opiod overdose isn’t a jurisdictional issue, it’s a construction issue,” said Vicky Waldron, director of B.C.’s Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP), a non-profit alcohol and drug treatment program. According to a 2018 report, the construction trades accounted for 55% of overdose deaths among employed people. Mental health issues are heavily related to substance abuse, and […]
Canadians’ mental health trending downward
Morneau Shepell is Canada’s leading source of the latest mental health metrics. Their Mental Health Index™ (MHI) provides a measure of the current mental health status of employed adults in a given geography, compared to the benchmarks collected in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The increases and decreases in the Index are intended to predict cost […]
Blue Collar presenting at CSSE Lunch & Learn
Blue Collar is pleased to be presenting at the CSSE’s virtual Lunch & Learn next month. With so many critical developments occurring in the domain of WCB and disability management, it’s crucial to get the word out. Tune in on September 11th for the latest on surging psych/harassment/bullying/violence claims, WCB‘s struggles with COVID, and essential […]
COVID crisis causing a mental health epidemic
According to a new survey from Sun Life, more than half of Canadians say that COVID is harming their mental health, and 42% are currently seeking treatment for support. Among those actively seeking help, 40% are accessing self-help online while 30% are seeking medical advice or treatment. Among those seeking treatment or support, 45% are […]