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What Drives Successful Safety Programs? Texas Mutual We asked the CEOs of four large hospitals what drives their safety programs’ success. Without hesitating, each responded with these core elements…
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Texas A&M Study Shows Organizations Should Assess Safety Quarterly – At Least Study by Mindy Bergman February 24, 2015 Assessing safety in the workplace is vital, says Texas A&M University Psychology Professor Mindy Bergman, but she contends most organizations aren’t doing it often enough. Bergman’s study reveals that annual safety assessments are insufficient and should instead be conducted every three months, if not more often.
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NPR Special Investigative Series Injured Nurses During the first quarter of 2015 National Public Radio has done a series of special investigative reports regarding the serious issue of nurses injured while working in hospitals.
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Creating a safety culture: Prioritizing health & safety yields results By: Lynch Ryan | April 19, 2012
We’ve long held that safety starts in the corner office. Many safety and health programs are little more than window dressing – lots of banners and lip service, but scant in managerial support. A recent study demonstrates that employers who prioritize workplace health and safety in a meaningful way by creating a safety culture can yield positive results and reduce losses. The study showed that “workers who believe they work in a safe environment experience 32% fewer injuries.”
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How is your hospital doing? A detailed self-assessment tool to help safety managers determine how many of the recommended elements of a safety and health management system are in place at your hospital.
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About Safety Matters:
It is our hope that this publication, in addition to Texas Mutual’s Safety Resource Center, proves a useful tool to promote safety in our members’ hospitals. The newsletter will focus on safety issues that specifically trend to our membership hospitals.
We hope to hear from you on safety issues your hospital is facing and on successful safety procedures you have implemented. It is the safety committee’s goal to create a collaborative exchange of ideas that contributes to making all of our hospitals safer which, in turn, will increase our safety group’s benefits.
Please send your ideas, questions and comments to safety@hotcomp.net.
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WhyYour Safety Matters:
You’re receiving this email as a member of the HOTComp safety group. The group is a joint effort between HealthSure Insurance Services and Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Group members receive exclusive benefits like targeted safety resources, a discount on their workers’ compen
sation insurance and potential dividends based upon the safe performance of the group. HOTComp group participants have shared in over $1 million in group dividends since 2008 in addition to individual dividends from Texas Mutual.
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What Drives Successful Safety Programs? Texas Mutual We asked the CEOs of four large hospitals what drives their safety programs’ success. Without hesitating, each responded with these core elements:
Free safety resources are just what the doctor ordered HOTComp safety group members benefit from free Texas Mutual® safety resources designed specifically for the health care industry. To take advantage of the free resources, visit texasmutual.com, click on the Safety tab, and then click on safety resource center in the left-hand menu. This will bring you to the HOTComp landing page, where you will find on-demand safety materials that address the hazards your employees face.
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