AIHA's Grand Challenges Project Overview
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- 1. GRAND CHALLENGES FOR WORKER HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING Leadership Team: Denese Deeds, Tom Grumbles, Chris Laszcz-Davis, Deborah Nelson, Don Weekes, Maggie Murphy, Katie Martin
- 2. aiha.org | 2 • Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, COH, FAIHA • Deborah Nelson, PhD, CIH, FAIHA • Denese Deeds, CIH, FAIHA • Don Weekes, CIH, CSP, FAIHA • Tom Grumbles, CIH, FAIHA, CPPS • Maggie Murphy, CIH, CSP • Katie Martin, GSP GRAND CHALLENGES LEADERSHIP TEAM
- 3. aiha.org | 3 SETTING THE STAGE: THE BURDEN OF POOR WORKING CONDITIONS "The ILO estimates that some 2.3 million women and men around the world succumb to work-related accidents or diseases every year; this corresponds to over 6000 deaths every single day. Worldwide, there are around 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of work- related illnesses annually.“ ‒ "Diseases related to work cause the most deaths among workers. Hazardous substances alone are estimated to cause 651,279 deaths a year.“ ‒ Click here for ILO article.
- 4. WHAT ARE ‘GRAND CHALLENGES’? • Aspirational! ‒ BIG, important, and compelling initiatives geared to solving critical world needs ‒ Expected progress in 5-10 years in solving the need ‒ Defined, measurable outcome(s) ‒ Interdisciplinary collaboration ‒ Significant innovations ‒ Long-term sustained commitments aiha.org | 4
- 5. WHAT ‘GRAND CHALLENGES’ ARE NOT: •Same stuff we’ve done before ‒ To-do list ‒ List of all challenges ‒ Guarantee ‒ Easy or impossible ‒ Strategic plan ‒ Environmental scan aiha.org | 5
- 6. GRAND CHALLENGES CAN SHIFT WORLD EMPHASIS EFFORTS* • Social workers want to… ‒Close the health gap, end homelessness, build financial capability for all • Engineers want to… ‒Reverse engineer the brain, secure cyberspace, prevent nuclear terror • Global health scientists want to… ‒Control insects that transmit disease, improve nutrition, create new vaccines aiha.org | 6 *This is just a small sampling of Grand Challenges from the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Global Health Initiative.
- 7. GRAND CHALLENGES AS OUR VISION FOR THE OEHS PROFESSION • To define critical Grand Challenges that improve worker health, safety, and well-being, across disciplines, sectors, and geographic boundaries • To increase public recognition of the value of the OEHS profession • To engage allied professions, business leaders, workers organizations, international OEHS leaders, and others to garner ideas for Grand Challenges aiha.org | 7
- 8. aiha.org | 8 Defining critical world OEHS needs as ‘Grand Challenges’ can … CONNECT COMMUNICATE INSPIRE
- 9. aiha.org | 9 Defining critical world OEHS needs as ‘Grand Challenges’ can … CONNECT Public, industry, labor organizations, academia, governmental organizations, and OEHS professions, and provide a focus for collaborations between people and organizations
- 10. aiha.org | 10 Defining critical world OEHS needs as ‘Grand Challenges’ can … INSPIRE • Investment, research, and innovation in creating solutions to OEHS needs • Academic and continuous learning programs • Advanced solutions, publications, and presentations • Integration of GC into business plans • Engagement and excitement of today’s OEHS professionals
- 11. aiha.org | 11 Defining critical world OEHS needs as ‘Grand Challenges’ can … COMMUNICATE • Need for innovative and collaborative OEHS solutions • Relevancy and value of the OEHS profession to the public • Attract early-career professionals to OEHS
- 12. aiha.org | 12 POSSIBLE GRAND CHALLENGE THEMES – Climate change: Mitigating the worst impacts on workers Remote work: Addressing the impacts of the changing work environment, such as digital exhaustion, psychosocial stress Precarious work situations: Protecting vulnerable workers (e.g., gig workers, undocumented persons, migrant labor) Ending work-related preventable disease Ending racial and gender disparity in workplace Advocating for and encouraging equal workplace protections throughout the world. Others? What are your thoughts?
- 13. aiha.org | 13 GRAND CHALLENGES LEADERSHIP TEAM Questions? Contact one of us: • Tom: tom.grumbles@sbcglobal.net • Chris: Chrisld@eq-organization.com • Deborah: Deborah.nelson.cih@outlook.com • Denese: D.deeds@ih-sc.com • Don: Don.weekes1953@gmail.com • Maggie: murphymargretta@gmail.com • Katie: katherine.v.parker@gmail.com
- 14. aiha.org | 14 HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? Let us know what you and your colleagues are thinking. All ideas are welcome! Share your ideas at the GC Landing Page. Complete the questionnaire when it’s distributed.
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- Work-Family & Work-Life Support Creative Management Creatively problem solve how to simultaneously meet organizational needs and employee work-life conflicts Ask employees for input about how work can be carried out in a manner that doesn't conflict with personal needs Implement employees' suggestions (enhance engagement) Ask employees for input on areas where work can be carried out differently : more safely,remotely, flexibly, etc. Emotional Support Show employees that they are cared for Consider their feelings Help them feel comfortable communicating with you Express support for employee success Talk with employees about their personal needs Follow up with employees on important personal events Show concern and interest for your employees Daily Job and Personal Problem Solving Respond to employees' work-life needs on a daily basis Adjust work to accommodate employees' (personal) needs Ask what you can do to help employees with challenges ■ Be receptive to employees' suggestions of how to schedule work around their (personal) needs Model Healthy Work-Life Behaviors Demonstrate good ways to cope with work-life conflicts Share a story about how you juggled a work-life conflict Share your own experiences with new ways of organizing work tasks and priorities around family or personal needs
- Work-Family & Work-Life Support Creative Management Creatively problem solve how to simultaneously meet organizational needs and employee work-life conflicts Ask employees for input about how work can be carried out in a manner that doesn't conflict with personal needs Implement employees' suggestions (enhance engagement) Ask employees for input on areas where work can be carried out differently : more safely,remotely, flexibly, etc. Emotional Support Show employees that they are cared for Consider their feelings Help them feel comfortable communicating with you Express support for employee success Talk with employees about their personal needs Follow up with employees on important personal events Show concern and interest for your employees Daily Job and Personal Problem Solving Respond to employees' work-life needs on a daily basis Adjust work to accommodate employees' (personal) needs Ask what you can do to help employees with challenges ■ Be receptive to employees' suggestions of how to schedule work around their (personal) needs Model Healthy Work-Life Behaviors Demonstrate good ways to cope with work-life conflicts Share a story about how you juggled a work-life conflict Share your own experiences with new ways of organizing work tasks and priorities around family or personal needs
- Work-Family & Work-Life Support Creative Management Creatively problem solve how to simultaneously meet organizational needs and employee work-life conflicts Ask employees for input about how work can be carried out in a manner that doesn't conflict with personal needs Implement employees' suggestions (enhance engagement) Ask employees for input on areas where work can be carried out differently : more safely,remotely, flexibly, etc. Emotional Support Show employees that they are cared for Consider their feelings Help them feel comfortable communicating with you Express support for employee success Talk with employees about their personal needs Follow up with employees on important personal events Show concern and interest for your employees Daily Job and Personal Problem Solving Respond to employees' work-life needs on a daily basis Adjust work to accommodate employees' (personal) needs Ask what you can do to help employees with challenges ■ Be receptive to employees' suggestions of how to schedule work around their (personal) needs Model Healthy Work-Life Behaviors Demonstrate good ways to cope with work-life conflicts Share a story about how you juggled a work-life conflict Share your own experiences with new ways of organizing work tasks and priorities around family or personal needs
- Work-Family & Work-Life Support Creative Management Creatively problem solve how to simultaneously meet organizational needs and employee work-life conflicts Ask employees for input about how work can be carried out in a manner that doesn't conflict with personal needs Implement employees' suggestions (enhance engagement) Ask employees for input on areas where work can be carried out differently : more safely,remotely, flexibly, etc. Emotional Support Show employees that they are cared for Consider their feelings Help them feel comfortable communicating with you Express support for employee success Talk with employees about their personal needs Follow up with employees on important personal events Show concern and interest for your employees Daily Job and Personal Problem Solving Respond to employees' work-life needs on a daily basis Adjust work to accommodate employees' (personal) needs Ask what you can do to help employees with challenges ■ Be receptive to employees' suggestions of how to schedule work around their (personal) needs Model Healthy Work-Life Behaviors Demonstrate good ways to cope with work-life conflicts Share a story about how you juggled a work-life conflict Share your own experiences with new ways of organizing work tasks and priorities around family or personal needs
- Work-Family & Work-Life Support Creative Management Creatively problem solve how to simultaneously meet organizational needs and employee work-life conflicts Ask employees for input about how work can be carried out in a manner that doesn't conflict with personal needs Implement employees' suggestions (enhance engagement) Ask employees for input on areas where work can be carried out differently : more safely,remotely, flexibly, etc. Emotional Support Show employees that they are cared for Consider their feelings Help them feel comfortable communicating with you Express support for employee success Talk with employees about their personal needs Follow up with employees on important personal events Show concern and interest for your employees Daily Job and Personal Problem Solving Respond to employees' work-life needs on a daily basis Adjust work to accommodate employees' (personal) needs Ask what you can do to help employees with challenges ■ Be receptive to employees' suggestions of how to schedule work around their (personal) needs Model Healthy Work-Life Behaviors Demonstrate good ways to cope with work-life conflicts Share a story about how you juggled a work-life conflict Share your own experiences with new ways of organizing work tasks and priorities around family or personal needs