MHR 523 Lecture : MHR523 Chapter #14 and #15 Notes.doc

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Chapter #14 & #15 health and safety and fair treatment. Strategic importance of occupational health and safety (ohs) Service provided to clients and customers is a function of how employees are treated and employee health, safety, and wellness management are important determinants of employee perceptions regarding fair treatment by the organization. Investment in disability management and proactive wellness programs create measurable bottom- line returns. Laws intended to protect the health and safety of workers by minimizing work-related accidents and illnesses. Rules related to specific hazards (e. g. asbestos) These regulations are very complex and covered in great detail but still have the same basic features. To take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety and, in most cases, that of their co- workers. To wear protective clothing and equipment and report any contravention of the law or regulations. The right to know about workplace safety hazards. The right to participate in the ohs process.

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Use the Social Competencies in Worksite Wellness Table, provided in the Resources, to compare and contrast the typical wellness needs of employees in each of the following workplace settings:

A large automotive plant in Detroit.

A single fast food store in Texas.

Your workplace (or school) community.

Write no more than a few phrases or brief sentences in each table cell. For the purposes of this particular assignment, it is not necessary to conduct exhaustive research, or to investigate any particular real-world workplace. Instead, search for general information based on the type of workplace, its size, and its general location. Keep track of your resources in order to include them in your references list. Notice any statistical trends that may emerge. Focus on discovering the distinctive needs of employees in each setting.

Address the following health care competencies for employees in each of the three environments:

Probable Number and Age of Employees: How many people work at the site, and how old are they, on average? Are there specific health care needs associated with this age group?

Probable Ethnicity of Employees: What are the ethnicities of the employees? Are there health care needs specific to these ethnic groups? Provide typical population percentages, if possible.

Probable Task Health and Safety Needs: What health and safety needs are presented by the job tasks performed by employees? For example, at the fast food restaurant, burn injuries may be a danger. At the motor company, injuries could occur due to repetitive motion, poor lighting, or accidents involving machines.

Probable Hierarchy of Needs: Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (refer to the Unit 5 Studies, speculate on the likeliest needs level motivating employees in this workplace setting.

Individual Focus Change: Consider what individual employees could do to improve their own health and safety at the site.

Community Focus Change: Consider what you, as a health care manager, could do to establish a healthy worksite community.

Policy Focus Change: What policies would you implement?

Social Marketing: How would you market the policies you would propose to the employees?

Remember to address the wellness needs of the employees, not of the consumers who buy the products or services.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) are four major organizations with a great amount of influence on the industrial hygiene field. Prepare your essay comparing the missions of each of the four organizations and their influence on the practice of industrial hygiene. Choose one of the organizations, and describe how the passage of the OSH Act of 1970 influenced the foundation of the organization. What is the most significant contribution that your chosen organization has made to worker health and safety?

a. Develop a ratio that a business might use to measure the impact of its operations on:

â¢ The communities in which it is located, or the customers that use its products,

â¢ The natural environment, or â¢ The health and safety of its employees

b. Provide the definition of the ratio, its proper interpretation, and the limitations on its usefulness for its intended purpose.

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