Mental health belongs in safety planning for a simple reason: a stressed, exhausted, or anxious person makes more mistakes, and mistakes are how most accidents happen. Fatigue slows reactions, chronic stress narrows attention, and someone afraid to speak up will not report a hazard. Treating well being as separate from physical safety misses how tightly the two are linked.
For expats and migrant workers this matters even more. Isolation, language stress, visa uncertainty, and distance from family all add background load that colleagues may not see. Some workplace cultures discuss mental health openly while others still treat it as taboo, so support may need to be sought quietly through insurers, community groups, or telehealth.
Good employers now build mental well being into safety programs through reasonable workloads, clear reporting channels, and access to counselling. If yours does not, at least build your own support routine, because pushing through indefinitely is itself a safety risk.