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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for March 2009
Welcome to Safety Solutions, the e-newsletter
that provides you with
ideas and information you can put to use in your workplace. Each
month,
Safety Solutions delivers articles focused on improving
occupational
safety and health programs, controlling costs and keeping
employees safe
and healthy at work and at home.
3. Study Aims to Enhance Behavioral Approach
to Workplace Safety
A new study in the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Journal of
Safety Research identifies key knowledge gaps and suggests ways to
enhance behavior-based injury-prevention interventions and improve
occupational safety and health.
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4. Building a Bridge to Safety Excellence: The
Role of Culture
There is a lot of talk about creating safety excellence and the role
of culture in such efforts. Some suggest that culture is the magic cure
for all safety ills. others assert that more traditional safety efforts
and good safety management are the intergral components of a safety
culture
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5. Employee Wellness: Tips for Healthy
Living
With busy schedules and lifestyles, keeping the mind, body and soul
healthy can be a major challenge. Moen, which manufactures kitchen
faucets, bathroom faucets, showerheads and stainless steel sinks for
residential and commercial applications and offers employees a
comprehensive health and wellness program, offers these tips to help you
and your employees live a happy, healthy, safe and balanced life.
>> More
7. ORC Launches EHS Center of Excellence
Wiki
ORC Worldwide has developed the Center of Excellence, a new,
interactive online resource that makes EHS research results and best
practice information publicly available. The Center is built on a wiki
platform and is designed to foster collaboration among all EHS
stakeholders.
>> More
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PODCAST
Health Promotion on a Budget Jane
Ellery, Ph.D., assistant professor and associate professor for the
Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, speaks to EHS Today about
how companies can develop or implement health promotion programs on a
budget.
Next, EHS Today Publisher Steve Minter interviews William
Bullock, Ph.D., industrial hygiene manager for CSX Transportation, to
explore this topic further and learn how EHS professionals are
uniquely positioned to take a leading role in workplace health
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