Abstract
Total Worker Health® (TWH) is a paradigm-shifting approach to safety, health, and well-being in the workplace. It is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. The most current TWH concepts are presented, including a description of issues relevant to TWH and introduction of a hierarchy of controls applied to TWH. Total Worker Health advocates for a foundation of safety and health through which work can contribute to higher levels of well-being.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 158-163 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Workplace Health and Safety |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- health and safety
- hierarchy of controls
- job crafting
- meaningful work
- Total Worker Health
- well-being
- wellness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Nursing (miscellaneous)