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Health, Safety & Security
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Safety and Health
Safety – Protection of employees from
injuries caused by work related
accidents.
Health – Employee’s freedom from
physical or emotional illness.
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Slide 3 Employee Health:
Making the Business Case
Presenteeism: At Work but Out of It
Presenteeism is being physically present at
work but suffering from a health-related
condition that reduces productivity.
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A Safe & Healthy Workplace
O.S.H.A. – 1970
General Duty – Employers are required to
furnish each employee a place of
employment that is free from recognizable
hazards that may cause death or serious
harm.
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Results From OSHA
OSHA helped cut workplace fatalities by
more than 60% and occupational injury
and illness by 40%
At the same time, U.S. employment has
more than doubled, from 56 million workers
at 3.5 million work sites to 147 million
workers at 7.2 million sites
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Possible Financial Penalties
Serious hazard - maximum penalty of
$7,000
Willful citation – maximum $70,000 per
violation
If 10 employees were exposed to one
hazard the employer intentionally did
not eliminate, penalty would jump to
$700,000
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O.S.H.A. Inspections
Random
Serious Accident
Called by Employer
Called by Employee or
other interested party.
70% called by employee
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What Causes Accidents?
Unsafe Working Conditions
Unsafe Employee Actions
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Slide 9 How are we doing?
Severity Rate: Calculation of the number of
days lost because of accidents per million
person-hours worked.
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Preventing Accidents
Reduce Unsafe Acts
Reduce Unsafe Working Conditions
Safety Practices
Careful Selection & Placement
Training
Positive Reinforcement
Safety Committees
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Slide 11 Job Hazard Analysis
Multistep process designed to study and
analyze task or job, then break down task
into steps to eliminate associated hazards
Key to determining and implementing
necessary controls, procedures, and training
Can have major impact on safety
performance
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Other Safety Issues
Musculoskeletal Disorders - Repetitive Stress
Injuries
Leading cause of non-fatal workplace
injuries
Ergonomics
Workplace Violence
Domestic Violence
STRESS
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Stress and Burnout
Stress – The body’s nonspecific
reaction to any demand made on it.
Burnout – Incapacitating condition in
which individuals lose a sense of basic
purpose and fulfillment of their work.
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Sources of Stress
Organizational Factors
Personal Factors
General Environment
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Combating Stress
Resilience training
Wellness programs
Recess
Exercise
Diet
Smoking cessation
Drug testing
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) 16
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Security – Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is one of the highest security
concerns of employers.
What are the causes/sources of workplace
violence?
Criminal intent: No legitimate relationship with
the business or victim (85%).
Domestic spillover (5%).
Worker-on-worker: Employee anger/hostility
to another employee (7%).
Customers (3%).
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Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies and Research Needs (September 2006). NIOSH Publication No. 2006-
144, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-144/.
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Security – Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is one of the highest security
concerns of employers.
What are the causes/sources of workplace
violence?
Criminal intent: No legitimate relationship with
the business or victim (85%).
Domestic spillover (5%).
Worker-on-worker: Employee anger/hostility
to another employee (7%).
Customers (3%).
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Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies and Research Needs (September 2006). NIOSH Publication No. 2006-
144, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-144/.
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Slide 19 Security – Workplace Aggression
Workplace aggression is more common than
actual acts of violence and can include
hostility, obstructing progress and threats.
Factors that contribute to workplace aggression:
Social: Unfair treatment, intentional
thwarting of goals.
Personal: Type A, low self-monitors,
assumptions of hostility.
Situational: Layoffs, downsizing, RIFs,
employee monitoring.
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Source: Neuman, J. H., & Baron, R. A. (1998). Workplace Violence and Workplace Aggression: Evidence Concerning Specific
Forms, Potential Causes, and Preferred Targets. Journal of Management, 24, 391-419.
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Slide 20 Health, Safety and Security –
Some Conclusions
Health: Maintaining and promoting employee
health has direct cost savings and can
improve productivity.
Ensure programs don’t violate employment laws.
Safety: Establishing a safety-oriented culture
reduces employers’ risk and improves image.
Requires going beyond just complying with OSHA
regulations.
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Slide 21 Health, Safety and Security –
Some Conclusions
Security: Efforts should be made to
eliminate workplace aggression and violence.
Establish reasonable controls to protect
employees from public.
Train employees to look for signs of aggression
and provide reporting mechanisms.
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