tom alvarez makes a point to check in wi >> all right, guys, let's wind up over here. >> reporter: then he gathers up the rk crew for their toolbox talk. >> we asked, keep your eyes and ears open. >> reporter: he is the safety manager at rk. yes, safety as in not getting injure accidentally, but he is also determined to make sure his workers do not intentionally hurt themselves. >> we had an employee that works for us, and he had been going through some issues at home. home one night and committed suicide. >> why did rk decide to do this? >> reporter: back then, alvarez thought that colleague was changing his career. no one at rk recognize warning signs of suicide. but that has changed over the last two years. >> we are changing our culture. >> reporter: as rk faces the fact that construction is the number two industry when it comes to suicide among the workforce. now, symptoms of depression. >> if you see somebody on the job, maybe 10 years ago, he would write them up when they get in the next morning for not showing up at work. we have changed our culture. what is going on in your lif