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

Safety and Performance Excellence: Zero Accidents Does Not Equal Safety Excellence
EHS Today

A newly hired safety professional asked the CEO of his organization what was expected of him and the answer he got was “excellence.” When he asked the CEO to elaborate, the CEO replied, “When you get to zero accidents come back and see me.” It seems that the term “excellence,” as it applies to safety, commonly is misunderstood and poorly defined …

You Can’t Achieve Six Sigma Without Ergonomics
ErgoWeb

Any team presented with a big project that seemingly becomes more and more complex might groan at the prospect of putting ergonomics into the mix. But with a Six Sigma project, ergonomics neither conflicts with nor takes resources from other management or process systems that may already be implemented within a company.  Instead it adds to the proper execution of the Six Sigma process …

What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?
Harvard Business Review

Since 1995, the percentage of Johnson & Johnson employees who smoke has dropped by more than two-thirds. The number who have high blood pressure or who are physically inactive also has declined—by more than half. That’s great, obviously, but should it matter to managers? Well, it turns out that a comprehensive, strategically designed investment in employees’ social, mental, and physical health pays off …

From the Ergonomics Plus blog

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) – A Step by Step Guide to Evaluate & Control Risk