Simple learning steps to initiate Total Worker Health™
Even small steps can put an organization on path toward a safer and healthier workforce. The following package of Simple Steps to Get Started is intended to provide the basics for getting started on an organizational approach that integrates health protection and health promotion.
First, review NIOSHEssential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs and Policies for Improving Worker Health and Wellbeing. This document, a key part of Total Worker Health™, is intended as a guide for employers and employer-employee partnerships wishing to establish effective workplace programs that sustain and improve worker health. It includes foundational principles and safeguards in moving a workforce towards a state of total worker health, including protecting employee privacy and avoiding incentives that can penalize workers.