Every Friday we pass on a few health and safety resources we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.
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Health & Safety Links
Infographic: Boost Employee Engagement & Drive Better Business
HealthMiles
Did you know that 60 percent of employees think their employers don’t care about their overall wellbeing, and only 30 percent say they’re actively engaged at work? As a result, 80 percent of employers underperform on S&P when engagement is low – a startling number and major obstacle for today’s employers …
The Science of Behavioral Safety 101 – A Little Praise Goes a Long Way
EHS Today
We probably have all heard the old adage: “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” Well, there’s plenty of science to support it. Psychological research has shown us time and again that positive reinforcement is the single most powerful tool in our arsenal for eliciting and maintaining desired behavior. It’s true when it comes to parenting children and it’s true when it comes to creating safe work environments. Strategic use of positive reinforcement is effective and highly cost-efficient …
Why Corporate Wellness Fitness Initiatives Fail
NIFS
We’re focusing on why fitness fails as part of a corporate wellness strategy. The first two truths looked at how boring fitness programming is dying on the vine and how crucial multilevel organizational support is often missing for wellness elements that are low on the totem pole …
How to Prevent MSDs and Achieve Maximum Human Performance
From the Ergonomics Plus blog
From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week:
