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The Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) White Paper has been released by OSHA. This document, released in January of this year, helps to better define the outlined program. The overall goal for this type of program is to substantially…
For the past 2 months we have been looking into the necessary steps to great a sustainable, successful, wellness program. Today we will look at how to determine if the wellness program has been effective at reaching the goals and what objectives should be considered when determine the goals for the program.
Welcome to the 3rd installment of wellness that works. In the past two episodes we have covered what wellness is and how to get leadership involved in developing and implementing a wellness program. In this episode we will cover how…
This is the second installment of the “wellness that works” article. If you missed part one, you can access it by clicking here. In this installment of “Wellness that Works,” we will discuss how to get management support for a…
More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at a cost of around $600 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). But most of this pain is…
Wellness is a buzz word thrown around in today’s corporate world, and can include any programs from smoking cessation, to yoga classes. In the next 4 editions of the BEEA+ we will be looking at aspects of wellness and what exactly it means to your company.
A recent ruling adds further confusion to the question of what constitutes a workplace injury. When most of us think of a workplace injury or illness, images of someone straining their back while lifting a heavy object, falling from one…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been working on a new initiative called Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2). This initiative would require employers to identify workplace health and safety hazards on their own and take action to…
In 2009, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 4.1 million work-related injuries and illnesses were reported. This number, albeit staggering, understates the problem. It is believed that the true number is 2-3 times greater…
A recent study by the United States Aviation Underwriters analyzed data for the past 10 years of workers’ compensation claims in the aviation industry and trends in those claims. Not surprisingly, they found that the most expensive injury was a…
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