http://safetyconcepts.com.au/corporate-yoga-and-safety-issues/ Workplace Health and Safety Information and OHS Resources for Australian Workers Tue, 01 May 2012 11:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/corporate-yoga-and-safety-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-2409 Les Henley Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:46:47 +0000 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/?p=167#comment-2409 Just a note on the reference to the study by the USCDC and 'nearly half of large employers offer health promotion programs' - There is no 'public health' program (such as medicare) in the USA. Hence US employers take significant responsibility for including health insurance as a component of the remuneration process. And many large employers underwrite their own employees' health insurance policies. Health and Wellness programs in that environment are more likely to be linked to health insurance risk management than workplace safety management. Just a note on the reference to the study by the USCDC and ‘nearly half of large employers offer health promotion programs’ –
There is no ‘public health’ program (such as medicare) in the USA. Hence US employers take significant responsibility for including health insurance as a component of the remuneration process. And many large employers underwrite their own employees’ health insurance policies.
Health and Wellness programs in that environment are more likely to be linked to health insurance risk management than workplace safety management.

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