Week Three (June 14-20) of National Safety Month, a time to re-evaluate safety procedures to prevent injuries by reconnecting to safety initiatives, focuses on Holistic Worker Health. 

Promoting Holistic Worker Health encompasses supporting total worker wellbeing with insights on mental, physical and emotional health.

Wellbeing encompasses good safety measures, supervisory practices and peer-to-peer culture in addition to overall individual health practices. Workers should know and understand that their individual wellbeing supports and contributes to the overall safety of the company (or can detract from it) and companies should endorse and implement practices that enhance or support worker health and wellbeing.

Topics for discussion this week include addiction and substance misuse and ways to get help, getting enough sleep to avoid drowsy driving or machine operation, proper use of head protection, hydration in heat and assault at work or domestic abuse. Ultimately, the better the overall health of the individual worker, the more productive the individual can be.

Additional ideas and information can be found at https://www.nsc.org/workplace/national-safety-month/nsm-public-materials/week-3-public-materials.

On June 16 at 2 pm CST, the NSC offers the webinar, California Worksite and Naloxone: Awareness to Action, which covers what employers are required to do and how to implement those programs. According to the NSC, attendees will leave with actionable insights and trusted resources to support a compliant, sustainable naloxone program that protects employees and employers. To register: https://nsc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_taDFeVpgQOe-zpaKvpczKg#/registration.

For more ways to participate in National Safety Month, go to https://www.nsc.org.