MGMT

1. HEALTH AND SAFETY
MODULE 4

2. WHAT IS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY?
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE MOST COMMONLY PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES THROUGH HEALTH
UNITS LOCATED AT THE WORKPLACE.
THE BASIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE PREVENTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS IMMUNIZATIONS, PHYSICAL
EXAMINATIONS, AND MEDICAL SCREENING TESTS, ETC.

3. IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT
HEALTH AND SAFETY EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO WORK PRODUCTIVE
MANAGERS NEED TO ESTABLISH A PRETENTATIVE CULTURE

4. IMPLEMENTING IT INTO THE WORKPLACE
EMPLOYEES SHOULD FOLLOW ALL SAFETY REGULATIONS
EDUCATE EMPLOYEES ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WORKPLACE
DISOCURAGE EMPLOYEES FROM UNSAFE PRACTICES AND BEHAVIOR IN THW
WORKPLACE

5. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND EMERGENCIES
DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS IN YOUR WORKPLACE AND THE ISSUES INVOLVED WITH HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. DISCUSS HOW
MANAGERS AND SUPPORT STAFF CAN INVOLVE SUPPORTED EMPLOYEES WITH A DISABILITY IN
IDENTIFYING HAZARDS. YOU MAY WISH TO USE THIS PART OF THE SESSION TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES
OR ACTION PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS.
A HAZARD IS ANYTHING THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY OR ILLNESS.

6. HAZARDS CAN INCLUDE:
• ENVIRONMENTAL- CONDITIONS AND DESIGNS OF EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE
• CHEMICAL- POOR VENTILATION
• PHYSICAL- NOISE AND VIBRATIONS
• HUMAN BEHAVIOR- DISTRACTION AND BOREDOM

7. WORKS CITED
• “EMPLOYEE HEALTH IN WORKPLACE.” SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, JOHN MAYNARD,
2001.