A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT

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A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT
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Chapter Objectives

• Describe some safety and security strategies for
  a post-September 11 world.
• Describe the nature and role of safety and
  health.
• Explain the purpose of the Occupational Safety
  and Health Act.
• Describe OSHAs changing role.

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Chapter Objectives (Continued)

• Reasons for Management Support of a Safety
  Program
• Explain the purpose of ergonomics.
• Describe the nature of stress and burnout.
• Describe the purposes of wellness programs.
• Describe employee assistance programs.

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Safety and Security StrategiesPost 9/11

• Companies have increased security
• Companies have increased screening of employees
  prior to hiring
• Department of Homeland Security spent over 37
  billion

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The Nature and Role of Safety and Health

• Safety - Protecting employees from injuries
  caused by work-related accidents
• Health - Employees' freedom from physical or
  emotional illness

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

• Most important federal safety and health
  legislation
• Assures a safe and healthy workplace for every
  worker
• OSHA has formed partnerships with corporations

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Top Categories Responsible for OSHA Citations
Rank Area of Concern
Violations

• No written hazard communication program 2,496
• Lack of machine guarding 1,446
• Lack of written lockout/tagout programs
  and 1,191 procedures
• Failure to label hazardous containers 1,179
• Not providing employees with training about
  982 occupational hazards

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OSHAs Changing Role

• Give employers choice between partnership and
  traditional enforcement
• Inject commonsense into regulation and
  enforcement
• Eliminate red tape

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Reasons for Management Support of a Safety Program

• Personal loss
• Financial loss to injured employees
• Lost productivity
• Higher insurance premiums
• Possibility of fines and imprisonment
• Social responsibility

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Ergonomics

• Study of human interaction with tasks, equipment,
  tools and physical environment
• Congress and OSHA - formed National Advisory
  Committee on Ergonomics
• Ergonomics Payoff clear payoff in using
  ergonomics

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The Nature of Stress

• Bodys nonspecific reaction to any demand made on
  it
• Potential consequences diseases that are
  leading causes of death, may even lead to suicide
• Stressful jobs lack of employee control over
  work

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Twelve Most Stressful Jobs

• 1. Laborer
• 2. Secretary
• 3. Inspector
• 4. Clinical Lab Technician
• 5. Office Manager
• 6. Foreman

• 7. Manager/
• Administrator
• 8. Waitress/Waiter
• 9. Machine Operator
• 10. Farm Owner
• 11. Miner
• 12. Painter

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Burnout

• Individuals lose sense of basic purpose and
  fulfillment of work
• Costs reduced productivity, higher turnover
• Individuals in helping/service professions seem
  to be most susceptible to burnout
• Danger It is contagious!

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Wellness Programs

• Optimal health can be achieved through
  environmental, organizational changes and
  different lifestyles
• Firm conducts needs assessment to find
  appropriate health needs
• People can have more control over chronic diseases

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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

• Comprehensive approach that many organizations
  have taken to deal with marital or family
  problems, stress, financial troubles, alcohol and
  drug abuse, grief, etc.

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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (Continued)

• Online EAPs helpful
• Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires access
  to EAPs for federal employees and employees of
  firms with government contracts
• Primary concern is getting employees to use
  program

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