Talent Management Portal - Healthy Workplaces
A healthy workplace doesn't just happen. It requires commitment and leadership to develop and sustain. Improving the health of our workers and workplaces improves the bottom line. How? Through increased productivity, lower absenteeism, decreased employee benefit costs in the long run, and increased desirability of organization to potential employees.
Healthy and Safety
Noise, air quality, safety guidelines etc.
Culture and Social Environment
Work/life balance, flex time, employee training and development.
Lifestyle Practices of Employees
Include the number of employees who smoke, the presence of a smoking culture at work, and policies set in place to help employees effectively manage stress and address women's health issues. For example, does your company have a maternity leave plan in place?
Check out the following articles for useful information regarding healthy workplaces:
Department Labour and Workforce Development
• Occupational Health & Safety & Non-Canadian Born Workers
• The Precautionary Principle : Better Safe Than Sorry
Miscellaneous
• Wellness
-Mindful Based Stress Management
• A Union Approach To OHS
- Jeff Brett, OHS Officer, NSGEU
• Industrial Hygiene and the Safety System
-Robin Angel, SSNS Conference
• Reinforcing Workplace Safety Through Employee Recognition
-Jeffrey R. Fina, Vice President, Michael C. Fina
• The Impact of Trust
- Lea Brovedani, CAPSC Safety Services Nova Scotia
• 7 Safety Habits That Could Save Your Life
-Wilson Bateman, Global Training Edge
• Health and Safety training is more important than ever
Check out the links below for more information on Healthy Workplaces:
Department of Labour and Workforce Development
• Building and Equipment Safety
Do you have advice, tips, or information regarding this topic in the Talent Management Portal you'd like us to post?
Contact Janet Creamer, Communications Manager for more information.



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