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• Paige Wolf •
Agenda
• Health
> Making a business case for employee
health.
> Managing costs and presenteeism.
• Safety
> OSHA.
> Creating a safe workplace.
• Security
> Workplace aggression and violence.
> Video and debrief.
> Case analysis.
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Employee Health and Wellness
• Paige Wolf •
Employee Health: Making the Business
Case
• What is the business case for investing
in employee health?
Source: Fletcher, M. A. (2008) Rising Health Costs Cut into Wages, Washington Post, March 24.
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Employee Health: Making the Business Case
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The Effect of Healthcare Costs on Economy
16.0% 16.7%
14.7%
14.0%
12.1%
12.0% 11.2%
10.1% 10.1%
10.0%
8.1%
8.0% 7.5%
8.0% 7.3%
6.1% 6.1% 6.1%
6.0% 6.1% 5.7%*
4.0%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, U.S. City Average of Annual Inflation (April to April) 1988-2007;
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Seasonally Adjusted Data from the Current Employment Statistics Survey (April to April) 1988-2007.
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Employee Health: Making the Business Case
Indirect costs
• Reduced productivity:
Presenteeism.
Absenteeism.
Source: Fletcher, M. A. (2008) Rising Health Costs Cut into Wages, Washington Post, March 24.
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Employee Health: Making the Business Case
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Employee Health: Making the Business Case
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Employee Health: Making the Business Case
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Leaders in Employee Health and Safety
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Leaders in Employee Health and Safety
Caterpillar
• Health Promotion Programs
> Offer physicals.
> Offer free cancer screening.
> Offer counseling on ways to reduce or
eliminate risk factors.
> 70 percent of employees participate.
> Those who don’t participate typically
prefer to see their personal physician.
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Employee Health and Wellness Programs
Source: Shelly, J. (2008). Incentivizing Healthcare. Human Resource Executive Online. Retrieved 4/21/08,
http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=87715531
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Workplace Safety
• Paige Wolf •
Safety in the Workplace
Coverage:
• Any employer engaged in
commerce who has employees.
• Federal agencies must comply but
OSHA cannot levy monetary
penalties.
Violation Penalty
• Willful • $5,000-$70,000
• Serious • Up to $7,000
• Repeat • Up to $70,000
• Failure to Abate • Up to $7,000 per day
• Other • Up to $7,000
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Safety in the Workplace
Adapted from: Mathis, R. L. & Jackson, J. H. (2008). Human Resource Management, 12th Edition, Thomson-Southwestern
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Safety in the Workplace
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Safety in the Workplace
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Threat to Workplace Safety
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Leaders in Employee Health and Safety
Caterpillar
Recipient of the 2007 Corporate Health
Achievement Award
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Leaders in Employee Health and Safety
Caterpillar
• Requires training; requires
reporting of violations
• Has daily safety communication
• Provides in-plant medical facilities
> Has a local team to facilitate
accommodation of health-related
restrictions
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Leaders in Employee Health and Safety
Caterpillar
Safety-related results:
Decreased workers’ compensation costs
for temporary total disability, permanent
partial disability and health care
providers.
> From 2000-2007:
• 87 percent reduction in lost days per 100
employees.
• 75 percent reduction in recordable
injuries.
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Workplace Security: Preventing Violence
and Aggression
• Paige Wolf •
Security – Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies and Research Needs (September 2006). NIOSH Publication No. 2006-
144, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-144/.
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Security – Workplace Aggression
Source: Neuman, J. H., & Baron, R. A. (1998). Workplace Violence and Workplace Aggression: Evidence Concerning Specific
Forms, Potential Causes, and Preferred Targets. Journal of Management, 24, 391-419.
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Workplace Aggression/Violence
Source: Mathis, R. L, & Jackson, J. H. (2008). Human Resource Management, 12 th edition, Thomson-
Southwestern.
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Violence at Work Video
33
Violence at Work Video – Discussion
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Debra Taylor Case
Case Exercise:
• Read case in three parts.
• Discuss with partner what should
happen at each stage.
• Share thoughts with class.
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Health, Safety and Security – Wrap-up