Measuring Best Practices for Workplace Safety, Health, and Well-Being

Abstract

The WISH Assessment holds promise as a tool that may inform organizational priority setting and guide research around causal pathways influencing implementation and outcomes related to these approaches.

Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health ®

“…As reflected in the table, structural measures include program elements—addressing both work and nonwork risks and opportunities, and coordination of activities—and the degree of integration by design. 2,3,29,63 Process measures that may be considered include recruitment methods and statistics (such as eligible organizations/workers, those deemed ineligible and why, those enrolled, number completing measurement waves, and reasons for dropout), fidelity of intervention implementation and integrity, and dose (adoption and participation rates).…”

Well-Being in Life and Well-Being at Work: Which Comes First? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

“…Although the influence of work on occupational health and safety has been long recognized (1), importance of work for well-being has been gaining scientific attention only recently (2)(3)(4)(5)(6). The impact of employee health on work has been traditionally examined through the lenses of physical and mental disabilities that limit chances for performing certain jobs (7)(8)(9).…”

Testing the associations between leading and lagging indicators in a contractor safety pre‐qualification database

“…The efforts to put forth safety management programs has been supported by many safety advocates including the OSHA proposed program rule of 1999 and their white paper in 2012 . The questions in this section capture a range of components that are often referenced as essential elements for safety and health management systems . These questions assess management commitment through evidence of, and an involvement plan for, organizational safety and health goals.…”

“…More recent prequalification tools have included leading safety indicators, such as safety programs and policies as leading indicators are thought of as predictive antecedents to accidents and injuries. In loss prediction models and in other work and safety frameworks, organizational policies, programs, and practices are associated with lagging indicators such as worker behavior and worker injuries . Elements of safety management systems include leadership commitment, regular and frequent hazard recognition and controls, employee training, safety communications, and program evaluation .…”