Why Workplace Safety Programs and Wellness Initiatives Should Go Together
Employers know and understand that their company’s most valuable assets are their workers, and that is why they are doing everything they can to keep them safe and healthy by implementing workplace health and safety programs, as well as wellness initiatives. However, as they stand today, these programs operate independently of each other, even though they exist primarily to keep everyone on the workforce healthy and safe.
It is the opinion of many that workplace safety programs and wellness initiatives should go together, and here’s why.
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