Comments on: Death at work differs from work-related death https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:57:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: WorkCover and Suicides « SafetyAtWorkBlog https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/#comment-3682 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:57:45 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=7494#comment-3682 […] response to a recent post about Workplace Suicides, Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson provided a lengthy comment that I believe deserves a post of its […]

]]> By: Ross Macfarlane https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/#comment-3681 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:23:44 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=7494#comment-3681 Hang in there Luke. Help is out there – contact Lifeline 131114 if you need it…

]]> By: Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/#comment-3680 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:10:33 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=7494#comment-3680 The hardest funeral to say \”a few words\” at is the funeral of a suicide victim.
The hardest thing to do is look into the hearts of the family and friends of the person in the coffin and try to find a glimmer of hope to gift them to hold onto.
The hardest thing to cope with is knowing that the loved one in the coffin held onto life with both hands until the harshness of life within the WorkCover system became too much to cope with.

The full comment from Rosemary is available at http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/workcover-and-suicides/

]]> By: Luke https://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/#comment-3679 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:45:03 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/?p=7494#comment-3679 Workcover have dragged their feet with my case to see weather my clame is legit.
Being in purgetory dose not help, while lengthy process are putting major financial strain on me and the unknown of your future whether or not im going to be bankrupt etc. Yes it make you suicidal i can\’t remember a full week gone by i havn\’t thought about it.

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