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Advancing Well-Being Through Total Worker Health®.

Anita L Schill1

  • 11 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Workplace Health & Safety
|April 18, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Total Worker Health® (TWH) integrates workplace safety and health protection with injury prevention to enhance overall worker well-being. This approach establishes a foundation where work positively contributes to a higher level of employee health and safety.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Workplace Safety
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Total Worker Health® (TWH) is an innovative approach to workplace safety and health.
  • It emphasizes integrating hazard protection with injury and illness prevention.
  • The goal is to advance the overall well-being of workers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present current concepts of Total Worker Health®.
  • To describe issues pertinent to TWH.
  • To introduce a hierarchy of controls applicable to TWH.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current Total Worker Health® concepts.
  • Identification of relevant issues within TWH.
  • Application of a hierarchy of controls framework to TWH.
Keywords:
Total Worker Healthhealth and safetyhierarchy of controlsjob craftingmeaningful workwell-beingwellness

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Main Results:

  • The study outlines the foundational principles of TWH.
  • It details key considerations and challenges within TWH.
  • A structured hierarchy of controls is proposed for TWH implementation.

Conclusions:

  • Total Worker Health® provides a comprehensive framework for worker safety, health, and well-being.
  • Integrating safety and health protection with well-being promotion is crucial.
  • The hierarchy of controls offers a systematic method for TWH application.