Workplace safety training is due for a renovation. While traditional training topics shouldn’t be thrown out on demo day, it is time to recognize that today’s workers are dealing with hazards that are not on a typical safety training agenda. The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows workplace fatalities caused by violence, intentional injuries and nonmedical drug use rose significantly compared to the previous year. Additionally, reports from a variety of sources indicate that there is an unprecedented number of young adults dealing with anxiety and depression. This should serve as a call to action for safety professionals – it’s time to tear down some walls and add mental health awareness as a safety training topic alongside machine guarding, lockout/tagout and fall prevention. If that makes you uncomfortable you are not alone. After all, mental health is personal, private and sensitive. It’s also potentially hazardous. And it’s even more hazardous to pretend it isn’t a concern. Safety training should prepare workers to recognize and respond to all known workplace hazards, mental health included. This session will provide practical guidance for incorporating mental health awareness into your workplace safety training in an appropriate way that will help protect workers from the fastest growing hazard in today’s workplace.