Lifetime recipient achievement award
Cal Beyer, CWP
VP, Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing

Beyer has over 30 years of professional experience in risk, insurance and safety management and business consultation. He has extensive experience in strategic risk improvement and risk management best practices. He is a multi-industry thought leader, and a catalyst for sustainable cultural change.

Beyer was an inaugural member (and Co-Lead; 2015-2017), of the Action Alliance's Workplace Task Force. Since 2015 he catalyzed a strategic media campaign in the construction industry to increase awareness, advocacy and action on mental health and suicide prevention. This led to over 180 publications, more than 100 presentations and 25 regional suicide prevention summits since 2015. 

• Beyer was named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers for 2016 in the global construction industry by Engineering-News Record (ENR), the leading voice of the construction industry, for his work promoting mental health and suicide prevention.

• Beyer is active in the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and served as National Secretary for 2009-2010. He is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Danny Parrish Outstanding Leadership Award, a career achievement award, and the 2018 Chairman’s Award.

• Cal was the catalyst for CFMA creating the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention.

• Beyer was a driving force in the Action Alliance's Construction Subcommittee of the Workplace Task Force being awarded the 2016 Gary Horizon Award for Innovation  from the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI).

• He was an invited speaker at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pre-meeting on mental health at the January 2016 White House Dialogue on Men's Health.

• He was an invited speaker to the Safe States Alliance involving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, and the National Safety Council in August 2020

• Cal serves on the Expert Advisory Group of the American Psychiatric Association’s Center for Workplace Mental Health.

• He’s authored/co-authored over 40 articles on suicide prevention focusing on the construction industry.

His prior experience with mental health and suicide prevention includes work experience during college in healthcare and as a resident assistant for on-campus housing. His work in public sector and construction risk management engaged him in critical incident response. He also consulted with law enforcement agencies on suicide prevention initiatives relating to intake assessments and ongoing medical/behavioral screening protocols.

Beyer’s vision is to create a reproducible model for other industries encouraging larger employers to develop guidelines to integrate suicide prevention into corporate safety, health/wellness, employee benefit, workers compensation, integrated disability management and labor relations programs.

AWARD CRITERIA

• Instituted (When was your program initiated & what has been the duration of commitment) - 20%

• Innovation (Ingenuity/inventiveness) - 10%

• Initiatives (Breadth and depth of offerings) - 30%

• Impact (Total reach and effectiveness of adoption) - 40% 

JUDGING PANEL

• Frank Hawk (Southwest Mountain States Carpenters)

• Jodi Frey (University of Maryland, Baltimore)

• Joe Xavier (Associated Builders and Contractors)

• Kristy Domboski (Construction Financial Management Association)

• Mandi Kime (AGC of Washington)

• Michael Sharpe (Gilbane Building Company)

• Shaun Carvalho (Shawmut Design and Construction)

• Sonya Bohmann (Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention)

AWARD CATEGORIES

• Mental Health Visionary Award Categories:

• Large Construction Company (>1,500 employees)

• Mid-Size Construction Company (≤1,500 employees)

• National Association - Trade group supporting protection of rights & interests

• Regional/Chapter Organization - Representing members & not-for-profit community

• Local Union

• Shining Light Through Media Award

• Academic and/or Applied Research Award 

• Mental Health Champions of the Year - Awarded to the VitalCog Trainer who has facilitated the most trainings throughout the last year

AWARD APPLICATION AND SELECTION TIMELINE

• October 10th, 2023 – Applications open

• November 14th, 2023 – Applications closed

• December 15th, 2023 – Winners announced

• February 28th, 2024 – Awards Ceremony Gala