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JULY 2013
Monitor workplace for success
discipline.
If it is clear the organization is
before work is performed to ensure
actively monitoring the workplace for
fall protection systems are in place
safe work practices and disciplinary
and let everyone at
penalties are a
the
workplace
consequence of an
Disciplinary penalties
know there are
unsafe workplace,
are a consequence of
consequences
if
the workplace will
fall
protection
be a safer place
an unsafe workplace.
systems are not
for everyone.
Rebecca Saturworn
ley is a partner at Stewart
•perform random inspections and
McKelvey in Halifax. She can be
audits
reached at (902) 420-3333 or
•when it becomes apparent fall prorsaturley@stewartmckelvey.com.
tection is not being used, consistently
www.safety-reporter.com
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Wellness doesn't stop at work
habits. Provide a variety of different
ways to learn and engage. While
sure via physical activity, healthy
some employees may prefer to downeating and weight management. If
load information from a wellness site,
it's anti-inflammatory drugs that top
others may prefer walk-by wellness
the list, focus efforts on muscuclinics, one-on-one coaching or team
loskeletal injury prevention and
challenges.
back health.
A measurement-driven program is
Other ways to support a sustainalso more likely to stand the test of
able culture of wellness is by creating
time and withstand changes in the
wellness zones at work where employeconomy. Tracking biometric screenees can weigh themselves, take their
ing results, drug utilization rates,
blood pressure and pick up resources.
work outcomes such as productivity,
In many organizations, more than
as well as engagement scores, can
50 per cent of the
speak
to
the
health cost presimpact of your
sures relate to
Encourage wellness at home workplace welldependents. In this
ness program.
by creating challenges,
case, it would
It makes sense
family wellness days.
make sense to
that when employencourage employees feel cared for
ees to "take welland
supported
ness home." Encourage this by
they will be happier, healthier, and
including them in wellness chalmore willing to put their best effort
lenges, providing access to a wellness
forward. Happy, healthy and motivatportal and organizing family welled employees are engaged employness days. This also sends the
ees.
Veronica Marsden is the president of
message that the pursuit of a healthy
Tri Fit, a Canadian company that
lifestyle is a 24-7 endeavour.
manages sustainable wellness proEveryone is different
grams in the workplace. She can be
Recognize employees are at differreached at veronica@trifit.com or (905)
ent stages of adopting new healthy
845-0006.
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