Occupational Health & Safety

Establishing and Maintaining a Safe and Healthy work environment

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• Leadership – communication, setting the example

• Establish benchmarks to ensure that old work habits do not resurface.  

• Create a playbook that includes best practices 

• Create a mechanism to review and address work processes that encounter issues either with the new standards or with productivity.  What is the blocker and how can we problem solve?

• Compliance – reacting quickly to changing regulations

• Tele-Health Services Support for both onsite issues and worker’s compensation

• Relationship with clinics to understand processes for being seen.  Consider Occupational Health clinics vs Urgent care if possible, for work related injuries

• Redesigning first aid and emergency response plans 

• Update Safety Management Policies and processes when the current policy no longer fits. 

• Virtual Training capacity for initial and annual safety training and ad hoc training.

• Employee assistance –Stress and Anxiety for employees or family members, Finance, Grief counseling, mental health concerns, substance abuse issues, etc.

• Ramp up EAP services to ensure coverage for all employees consider adding resources and providing contact information to managers, supervisors

• Wellness programs

  • Reinstitute or establish flu vaccine program for Influenza.

  • Consider potential for Pneumonia vaccine coverage.

• Plan for inspections (public health, OSHA, etc.)   Be prepared to discuss all the policies actively in place.

• Establish a safe and healthy working environment, guidelines, policies, and communication plan

• Plan for coverage of key personnel in the event of illness or absence.