Upcoming Events
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The Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest (HWC) proudly presents Workplace Matters, a mini (<10 min) podcast series focusing on healthy work design. Here, we’ll tackle a broad range of cost-effective approaches to impact the well-being of today’s workforce.
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This episode
of Workplace Matters focuses on the vital role of leadership in the workplace. We talked with Chris Overman from Nebraska Public Power District about how they have incorporated Safety and Health into the foundation of their business through visible felt leadership. Chris and Nebraska Public Power District leadership have created an environment where worker wellbeing thrives.
Episode guest is Director of Safety and Human Performance at Nebraska Public Power District, Chris Overman.
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In
this episode
, we will discuss Mod Factors and what employers can do to improve them. These factors can lower insurance premiums and save money. More importantly, a good mod factor is often the direct result of a safe and healthy workforce.
Guests include
Director of the Nebraska Safety Council, Lisa Henning, Vice President of Organizational Development at Hexagon, Dan Krick, and Occupational Health and Safety Manager at JWV Pork, Amanda Adam.
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Workplace Leadership:
Total Worker Health Research
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Total Worker Health: A Small Business Leader Perspective
They asked leaders about their leadership practices for health, safety, and well-being, leaders reflected upon their business, themselves, and their employees. Their results indicated that small business leaders care about the health of their employees, but because of the perceived value to their business, not to employees or themselves. Thus, they may lack the knowledge and skills to be successful TWH leaders.
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Moral or Dirty Leadership: A Qualitative Study on How Juniors Are Managed in Dutch Consultancies
Professional service firms in Western Europe have a reputation for putting huge pressures on their junior employees, resulting in very long work hours, and as a consequence health risks. Society considers such a pressuring leadership style morally dirty. This study explores moral leadership as a possible response.
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Webinar:
Eliminating Workplace Violence
in the Field for Employers
December 9, 2019 at 12pm CST
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Thirty-six percent of the 3.4 million producers counted in the census are women. Education will focus on all women including farmworker women and their employers on reporting violent incidents to authorities, making employees aware of their legal rights, safe work practices, medical referrals, treatment, and options including counseling if needed.
This training
is intended primarily for health and safety professionals including but not limited to owner/operators, safety officers or specialists, managers, supervisors, safety coordinators, health safety and environmental interns and any person or persons who serve as safety personnel in an agricultural setting.
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will understand the following concepts:
- The scope and nature of workplace violence occurring in agriculture today.
- Employers' responsibilities in addressing workplace violence and implementing preventive measures.
- Effective strategies and interventions that can make the workplace safer and more responsive to employee-victims.
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Congratulations Tonya Vyhlidal!
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Total Worker Health advocate and former HWC
pilot grant investigator
, Tonya Vyhlidal has recently joined the
WELLCOM
team as the Workplace Culture and Wellbeing Director.
Tonya is most known for her success at Lincoln Industries where she led the organizations health, wellness, and safety functions landing the company with several premier awards including the prestigious C. Everett Koop award. After leaving Lincoln Industries she went to the Nebraska Safety Council serving as the Director of WorkWell.
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www.HealthierWorkforceCenter.org
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