Table 1.

Questions about the Extent of Integration of Worksite Safety and Health Policies, Programs, and Practices ¹

Question Construct

(1) Top management expresses its commitment to a culture of health and an environment that supports employee health

(2) Both worker and worksite health are included as part of the organization’s mission

(3) Senior leadership allocates adequate human and fiscal resources to implement programs to promote and protect worker health

(4) Decision making about policies, programs, and practices related to worker health is coordinated across departments, including those responsible for occupational safety & health and those responsible for worksite wellness

(5) Processes are in place to coordinate and leverage interdepartmental budgets allocated toward both worksite wellness and occupational safety and health.

(6) Efforts to promote and protect worker health include both policies about the work organization and environment and education and programs for individual workers

(7) Program managers responsible for worksite wellness and OSH are trained to coordinate and implement programs, practices and policies for both worksite wellness and occupational safety and health

(8) Operation managers are trained to ensure employee health through coordination with and support for occupational safety and health and worksite wellness

(9) Job descriptions for staff responsible for worksite wellness and occupational health and safety include roles and responsibilities that require interdepartmental collaboration and coordination of worksite wellness and occupational safety and health programs, policies, and practices

(10) Performance metrics for those responsible for worksite wellness and occupational safety and health include success with interdepartmental collaboration and coordination of worksite wellness and occupational safety and health programs, policies, and practices

(11) Professional development strategies include training and setting goals at performance reviews related to interdepartmental collaboration and coordination of worksite wellness and occupational safety and health programs, policies, and practices

(12) Worksite wellness and occupational safety and health vendors have the experience and expertise to coordinate with and/or deliver approaches that support the coordination and collaboration of workplace wellness and occupational safety and health efforts

(13) Both managers and employees are engaged in decision-making about priorities for coordinated worksite wellness and occupational safety and health programs, policies, and practices

(14) Joint worker-management committees addressing worker and worksite health reflect both worksite wellness and occupational safety and health.

(15) Incentives are offered to employees to complete activities to stay healthy (e.g. attend a training on health/safety), reduce their high risk behavior (e.g. quit smoking), and/or practice healthy lifestyles (e.g. gym membership discounts)

(16) Incentives are offered to managers who protect and promote health (e.g. accomplish health and safety in their departments and encourage reporting of hazards, illnesses, and injuries, and near misses; lead and encourage their employees in health promotion and protection efforts)

(17) Workplace benefits exist that address health, safety, and well-being (e.g. health care coverage, flex-time, paid sick leave, screening and prevention coverage, wellness opportunities)

(18) The effects of worksite wellness and occupational safety and health programs are monitored jointly

(19) Data related to employee health outcomes are integrated within a coordinated system

(20) High-level indicator reports (e.g., “dashboards”) on integrated programs are presented to upper level management on a regular basis, while protecting employee confidentiality

(21) The content of educational programs, such as classes, online courses or webinars, or toolbox talks, addresses potential additive or synergistic risks posed by exposures on the job and risk-related behaviors

(22) The content of educational programs, such as classes, online courses or webinars, or toolbox talks, acknowledges the impact of job experiences and the work environment on successful health behavior change

^1.Question response categories: Absent, Partially Adopted, Fully Achieved