Manage HR Magazine | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Employers have recognized that work and non-work related physical skills enhance the workforce and reduce the cost of injury and illness, which is good for the bottom line
FREMONT, CA: Worker safety has become the prime concern for all industries, and companies are taking a proactive approach to injury prevention and treatment to build commitment to employee wellbeing.
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Apart from negatively impacting employees, it also impacts a company’s productivity when it comes to workplace injuries. Employers realize that tackling work and non-work related physical skills of employees enhance the workforce and reduce the cost of injury and illness, which is good for the bottom line.
High Tech and High-Touch
Employees want a highly personalized experience when it comes to their well being, like implementing technology to increase personalization, which can be emotional within injury prevention and treatment programs. The need and demand for personalization will continue to grow as workplaces become more diverse and embrace the economic and regulatory factors.
A More Extensive Approach to Health and Wellbeing
The National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH) summarizes a Total Worker Health concept, proving helpful for Health Fitness and similar companies. This idea is a comprehensive approach to employee wellbeing that implements safety and health protection with injury and illness. This faceted method includes social, emotional, financial, and environmental dimensions of health. It takes a general view of employee wellbeing and supports a more proactive approach to health and wellness.
Safety Professionals Handle Different Roles
Safety professionals are challenged with handling various responsibilities, which are broader in their approaches. Industries need to guide safety professionals towards tools and resources to implement into the workforce and enhance worker lives.
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