An Employee Total Health Management–Based Survey of Iowa Employers

Merchant, James A.; Lind, David P.; Kelly, Kevin M.; Hall, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000045

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“…Overall, the presence of selected organizational safety policies was higher than governance and planning strategies, a result consistent with similar studies [18,32]. The observed higher adoption of policies related to seatbelt use and cell phone/texting while driving in the ‘Construction’ and ‘Transportation and Warehousing’ sectors was expected considering these workers are more likely to engage in work-related travel.…”

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confidence: 88%

Assessing Workplace Health and Safety Strategies, Trends, and Barriers through a Statewide Worksite Survey

Sedani

Stover

Coyle

et al. 2019

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Chronic diseases have added to the economic burden of the U.S. healthcare system. Most Americans spend most of their waking time at work, thereby, presenting employers with an opportunity to protect and promote health. The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of workplace health governance and safety strategies among worksites in the State of Nebraska, over time and by industry sector using a randomized survey. Weighted percentages were compared by year, industry sector, and worksite size. Over the three study periods, 4784 responses were collected from worksite representatives. Adoption of workplace health governance and planning strategies increased over time and significantly varied across industry sector groups. Organizational safety policies varied by industry sector and were more commonly reported than workplace health governance and planning strategies. Time constraints were the most common barrier among worksites of all sizes, and stress was reported as the leading employee health issue that negatively impacts business. Results suggest that opportunities exist to integrate workplace health and safety initiatives, especially in blue-collar industry sectors and small businesses.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Assessing Workplace Health and Safety Strategies, Trends, and Barriers through a Statewide Worksite Survey

Sedani

Stover

Coyle

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…5 More recently, the RAND Workplace Wellness Programs survey had a response rate of 19%, 6 the Kaiser Employer Health Benefits Survey had a 17% response rate among first-time respondents, 9 and the Employee Total Health Management survey (fielded with Iowa employers in 2012) had a response rate of 21.5%. 31 We conducted a nonresponse bias analysis for known characteristics (size, industry, and region) of responding and nonresponding worksites and found no systematic differences. If the survey outcomes of interest are related to other, unknown characteristics, there is potential for bias.…”

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confidence: 94%

Results of the Workplace Health in America Survey

Linnan¹,

et al. 2019

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Purpose: To provide a nationally representative snapshot of workplace health promotion (WHP) and protection practices among United States worksites. Design: Cross-sectional, self-report Workplace Health in America (WHA) Survey between November 2016 and September 2017. Setting: National. Participants: Random sample of US worksites with ≥10 employees, stratified by region, size, and North American Industrial Classification System sector. Measures: Workplace health promotion programs, program administration, evidence-based strategies, health screenings, disease management, incentives, work-life policies, implementation barriers, and occupational safety and health (OSH). Analysis: Descriptive statistics, t tests, and logistic regression. Results: Among eligible worksites, 10.1% (n = 3109) responded, 2843 retained in final sample, and 46.1% offered some type of WHP program. The proportion of comparable worksites with comprehensive programs (as defined in Healthy People 2010) rose from 6.9% in 2004 to 17.1% in 2017 (P < .001). Occupational safety and health programs were more prevalent than WHP programs, and 83.5% of all worksites had an individual responsible for employee safety, while only 72.2% of those with a WHP program had an individual responsible for it. Smaller worksites were less likely than larger to offer most programs. Conclusion: The prevalence of WHP programs has increased but remains low across most health programs; few worksites have comprehensive programs. Smaller worksites have persistent deficits and require targeted approaches; integrated OSH and WHP efforts may help. Ongoing monitoring using the WHA Survey benchmarks OSH and WHP in US worksites, updates estimates from previous surveys, and identifies gaps in research and practice.

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“…Previous research has shown that several factors can lead to work-related accidents-e.g., as the company size increases, the incidence rate decreases due to the provision of better occupational health and safety programmes [32]-and thus various algorithms have been developed for safety engineering, such as the opposite degree algorithm [33] and neural network [34]. In addition, the limited enforcement of safety regulations can affect workers' safety conditions [35].…”

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Ranking of Risks for Existing and New Building Works

Chau

Zeng

2019

Sustainability

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Site safety is one critical factor affecting the sustainability of skyscrapers and decoration, repair, and maintenance projects. Many newly-built skyscrapers exceed 50 storeys in Hong Kong and decoration, repair, and maintenance projects are widely performed to extend the lifespans of buildings. Although many cities do not contain skyscrapers at present, this will change in the future. Likewise, more decoration, repair, and maintenance projects will emerge. Thus, the present research, which compares the safety risks among the new and DSR projects, provides insights for builders, policymakers, and safety personnel. Moreover, research studies which rank and compare decoration, repair, and maintenance projects and new skyscraper constructions are scarce. The use of the evidence-based practice approach, which aims to narrow the gap between practice and academia in construction safety research, is the first of its kind. In this paper, we firstly provide a systematic literature review from 1999 to 2019 regarding construction safety, and then study the industry’s perspectives by analysing the construction practitioners’ interview results, court cases, and analytic hierarchy process survey results to compare them with the literature. It is found that the generation gap and prolonged working hours lead to accidents—a phenomenon which is unique in Hong Kong and absent from the literature. It also reveals that most accidents happen on new building sites due to tower crane failure, while those on DSR projects are linked with the circular saw. Although many of the contractors involved in new buildings are wealthier than DSR contractors, it is surprising to learn that lack of funding for safety is the most important factor linked to safety risks on the sites.

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An Employee Total Health Management–Based Survey of Iowa Employers

Cited by 10 publications

References 10 publications

Assessing Workplace Health and Safety Strategies, Trends, and Barriers through a Statewide Worksite Survey

Assessing Workplace Health and Safety Strategies, Trends, and Barriers through a Statewide Worksite Survey

Results of the Workplace Health in America Survey

Ranking of Risks for Existing and New Building Works

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