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by Linda Tapp (Editor)
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Addresses safety and health hazards through a holistic, organization-wide approach to worker wellbeing
The Wiley Guide to Strategies, Ideas, and Applications for Implementing a Total Worker Health(R) Program presents specific information and guidance for Total Worker Health (TWH) applications in a variety of industries as well as specific aspects of TWH. This book covers how existing safety and health activities can support and be integrated into TWH programs, exploring specific topics such as how TWH initiatives can benefit the construction industry, ways to borrow from successful safety committee operations, and the use of technology.
The innovative ideas and techniques from diverse fields, and from existing safety and health programs, help readers maximize efforts and increase the chance of long-term success. Case studies are included throughout to elucidate key concepts and aid in reader comprehension.
Written by safety, health, and wellness practitioners with real-world experience, this resource includes:
- Organizational approaches for implementing key prevention programs to solve problems across diverse worker populations
- Guidance for improving the organization and design of work environments, including innovative strategies for promoting worker wellbeing
- Evidence of program effectiveness for addressing work conditions that impact mental health, fatigue and sleep, and work-life conflict
- Perspective of traditional safety and health professionals, emphasizing practical advice for practitioners throughout all chapters and connecting the narrative as a whole
The Wiley Guide is an essential resource for safety, health, and industrial hygiene practitioners in industry, public services, government, insurance, and consulting, as well as others with safety and health responsibilities such as occupational medicine professionals.
Author Biography
Linda Tapp is President of SafetyFUNdamentals, an occupational safety consulting firm. She has over 35 years of experience in environmental health and safety. She has published over 50 articles in professional and trade magazines and several books related to safety training. She has been awarded six different Safety Professional of the Year awards from the American Society of Safety Professionals and was the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2022.
