Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

The half-day seminar will include three main sessions:

The new British Standard: BS 30480
Published by the British Standards Institution in November 2025, BS 30480 is the world’s first workplace standard dedicated to suicide awareness, prevention, intervention and support following a suicide.
This session will explain what the standard means for employers and how organisations can begin putting its recommendations into practice, including:

• create a safer and more supportive workplace culture;
• equip managers to respond to someone experiencing thoughts of suicide;
• strengthen policies and support pathways; and
• prepare an effective and compassionate response following a suicide.

From Guidance to Action
This session will focus on the practical steps employers can take. Delegates will consider:

• case studies of how other employers began to adopt the standards
•  round table discussion of practical actions people can take away
• how employers locally can work together to implement BSI Standards.

Postvention: Responding to an employee suicide
The final session focuses on how an employer can respond safely and compassionately to an employee suicide, looking at:

• framework for structuring a postvention response
• developing workplace toolkits
• communicating about the death and an employee support framework
• benefits of independent reviews.

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