Transcript Healthy Workplaces

Safe Hands and…
Healthy Workplaces
World Health Organisation
The Cost of Unhealthy Workplaces
• 2 Million Deaths Annually
• 286 Million Workplace accidents resulting in an average of
3 lost work days
• 160 Million new cases of work related illness
• 8% of the burden of disease from Global depression
related to Occupational risks
The data collected only reflects the injuries and illnesses that occur in
formally registered workplaces.
Why?
• It is the right thing to do: business
ethics
• It is the legal thing to do: the legal
case
• It is the smart thing to do: the
business case
Potential Costs
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Lost work time
Lost productivity (individual and group)
Error
Quality
Staff turnover
Skills deficits
“The wealth of business depends on the
health of workers.”
Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Public Health and Environment,
World Health Organisation
WHO’s Workplace Model
Physical - structure, air, machinery, furniture, products, chemicals, materials and
production processes.
Typically have the greatest potential to disable or kill workers.
Psychosocial - organizational attitudes, values, beliefs and daily practices affect the
mental and physical well-being of employees (workplace 'stressors’ or ‘enablers’).
Poor work organisation, organisational culture, management style, lack of support for
work life balance, fear of job loss.
Personal Health Resources - health services, information, resources, opportunities,
flexibility and supportive provided to workers improve or maintain healthy personal
lifestyles, monitor and support physical and mental health.
Diet, exercise, smoking, illness diagnosis, information on injury/illness prevention
Community Involvement – Worker and Business health is profoundly affected by the
physical and social environment of the broader community.
Good business are good corporate citizens and good community members
Assessment
THSD - Area - 2010
6
5
Neck
Low Back
4
Shoulder
3
Foot/Ankle
Upper Back
2
Knee
Wrist/Hand
Upper Leg
1
Upper Arm
0
Lower Arm
Lower Leg
Programs
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Warm-ups at Work
Smoking Cessation programs
Healthy weight programs
Healthy Lifestyle Newsletters (incl. recipes,
Exercise tips, other health information)
Subsidised gym and club membership
Quality and Safety working groups
Community Partnerships
Wellbeing Noticeboards
Health Passports
Healthy Milestone Incentive Programs
Inservices on Healthy Related Topics
Summary
• Ensure the people in your business are are in
top condition so that you can extract the best
performance.
• Ensure the work they are doing and the
environment is optimised to keep your staff
performing at their peak.
• If you aren’t sure that is how your business is
running:
Safe Hands can Help