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...Session No. 515 Intersection of Wearable Safety Devices, Data Collection and Cyber Policy Risk Rachel Michael, CPE, CHSP Ergonomics Thought Leadership Sr. Consultant Aon Global Risk Consul...
...ng them solely responsible for accidents, incidents, or poor performance resulting from bad design. Privacy and Data Protection o There are numerous potential ...privacy issues associated with gathering and maintaining personal information of employees. Check with your...
Introduction Wearable technology is currently defined as: Electronics that can be worn on the body, either as an accessory or as part of material used in clothing, and are connected to a data collection device that monitors personal metrics or environmental conditions. While the lure of these evolving technologies is undeniable, the costs of purchasing and implementing wearables can be substantial. Without careful planning, wearables might not deliver either the anticipated results or a meaningful return on investment (ROI). Wearables are hardly a panacea for solving the spectrum of workplace safety and productivity issues. Thus, their acquisition and deployment should include an assessment of potential issues and a framework for addressing them. Potential pitfalls with wearables include: information overload, integrating wearables into employee-focused safety systems, corporate exposures with personal data collection and protection, potential liabilities with health-related monitoring, and specific logistical issues in providing meaningful feedback. Definitions For the purpose of this paper, the following definitions will be used:Ergonomics is a body of knowledge around human ability, human limitation, and human characteristics relevant to design. Ergonomic design is the application of that knowledge to the design of tools, systems, and environments for safe and efficient use. A safety device is a device which seeks to prevent death, injury or illness or is designed to reduce the potential severity of injury (i.e., a seatbelt). A safety tool may be a safety device, but will require human decision-making to be effected (i.e., pulling a cord to activate a parachute). Wearable technology is defined here as: Electronics that can be worn on the body, either as an accessory or as part of material used in clothing, and are connected to a data collection device that monitors personal metrics or environmental conditions.
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...o face modules accessed via the global portal shown in Figure 1: 1. Phase1: Review and execution of Privacy Consent, Local ...Policy Acknowledgement, and Pfizer Safe Driving Pledge, along with completion of the Pfizer Safe Driver Fo...undation questionnaire, which seeks to ensure knowledge and understanding of the local policy and driver minimum performance criteria, as well as with a Rules of the Road Best Practice Guide. 2...
... Leader/Champion, Fleet Senior Director, Regional Fleet Directors, Director/Team Leader EHS, Global Privacy Office, and Human Resource, Global Risk Insurance. Further, we subscribe to a commercial fleet safe...ent to local need. 3. Forming of strong partnerships. 4. Understanding and overcoming international privacy and other regulations. 5. Ensuring the availability of standardized, accurate data and metrics for ...
...t at-risk drivers, managers, and work allocators requiring further support. Managing International Privacy and Data Protection Laws Data protection and ...privacy issues are of paramount importance in any fleet risk management initiative, but particularly when t...he program is of a global nature, spanning European, Asian, Latin American and North American privacy laws. Tools that enable the protection of pertinent information include the high-level management i...
Introduction With a 150+ year history, Pfizer Inc. is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, represented in over 70 countries by approximately 100,000 colleagues. Approximately one third of those colleagues comprise the sales organization, and the success of this organization is contingent on accessing key groups, such as distributors and medical professionals. Globally, Pfizer operates over 33,200 company cars and 3500 motorcycles, for which a standardized world-wide fleet safety program has been developed. Additionally, Pfizer has hundreds of site vehicles, including trucks, vans and motorized equipment. Driving has been identified as one of the most hazardous activities colleagues undertake. Accordingly, continuous assessment and improvement of Pfizer's global fleet safety effort is a high priority for the safety of colleagues and others in the communities in which we operate. In 2007, Pfizer's participation in a national employer transportation safety fleet benchmark program identified additional opportunities to address the risks facing colleagues who drive on company business.
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...nt In-Place In Absent Effective Progress Ineffective Safe School Plan Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Sexual Harassment ...Policy (Zero Tolerance) Anti Discrimination and Harassment ...Policy Mandatory Abuse Reporting ...
...d the District of Columbia. Charter schools are one of the fastest growing innovations in education policy, enjoying broad bipartisan support from governors, state legislators, and past and present secretar...
...Board of Directors supports school safety and risk management. Evidence is through an adopted Board Policy or resolution supporting a formal Risk Management Program providing appropriate resources, as well ...
Introduction Charter schools are an emerging entity in the educational arena posing unique risk and challenges for the seasoned safety professional. This applies to any professional who supports safety within school districts and charter school organizations. As government budgets and contributions to the educational sector continue to shrink, the resources available to schools are creating a unique challenge for safety professionals to be able to identify and control risks associated with physical and program oriented safety concerns. This applies to facilities located within the United States and many countries around the world. As governments and school districts look to innovative methods to improve student performance and educational outcomes, many nonsectarian public schools have either created or accepted charter schools as a potential option to meet the ever increasing demand for excellence in our K-12 public school systems. As public school districts assist in the creation of charter schools, many aging facilities are identified as possible locations for these schools posing a unique challenge for the charter school operator. The facilities typically provided to charter schools are those in various stages of maturation and/or disrepair. Therefore, these facilities present the safety professional with inimitable employee, teacher, student, parent and visitor exposures that may in many circumstances exceed the risks and exposures associated with the typical public school facility. This paper will focus on the challenges and solutions to physical and programmatic safety concerns for the experienced safety professional.
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...ly obtain evidence in these contexts are a combination of federal statutes, state laws, and company policy. Electronic Monitoring In the advent of the electronic age, employer surveillance techniques have...When implementing surveillance devices, employers again should be mindful of an employee's right to privacy. Courts look to four factors to determine whether an employer's surveillance methods and equipment ...violate an employee's right to privacy: (i) the means that an employer used to acquire the information; (ii) the employer's interest in ob...
...job applicants for their passwords and threatening legal action against applicants who violate its policy against sharing passwords. 22 In addition, some states have already passed laws prohibiting such...ionally. 27 The Federal Wiretap Act, 28 more formally known as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), is another law that protects electronic and wire communications. The ECPA prohi...monitor and intercept if the employee provides consent. 32 22 See Letter from Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, ...
... and cannot search boils down to the question of where the employee has a reasonable expectation of privacy. To a large degree, an employee's expectation of ...privacy can be managed through employee handbooks and company policies. Employees who were never told that ...their briefcases or purses could be subject to inspection would have a legitimate expectation of privacy in those items. However, if an employer lets employees know that certain things and areas will be s...
Introduction Conducting an investigation of an employee is akin to handling a double-edged sword. Used properly, an effective investigation can correct employee misconduct, reduce the risk of lawsuits and, if a lawsuit is inevitable, tremendously assist the employer's defense. A safety professional, however, must use the investigation tool carefully. A careless investigation could result in a lawsuit by the disgruntled employee and, in that lawsuit, provide evidence that can be used against the company. Lawsuits based on or with facts that reveal a botched investigation can cost the company thousands to millions of dollars. To that extent, an employer should arm itself effectively to conduct a thorough and objective investigation based on the facts and that comports with state and federal law. Mistake No. 1: Destroying Evidence If an employer is conducting an investigation, the potential for a lawsuit could be close behind. In some cases, an employer's duty to preserve documents related to the subject matter of a potential lawsuit may be triggered. An employer should be aware of what triggers this duty in hopes of avoiding spoliation claims. The threshold question in the spoliation analysis is whether the spoliator was under an obligation to preserve the evidence in question.1 A duty to preserve evidence only arises when a party knows, or reasonably should have known, that there is a substantial chance that a claim will be filed and that evidence in its possession or control will be material and relevant to that claim.
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Introduction Health care facilities continue to undergo transformation as service lines and patient populations change. Construction and renovation of facilities provide legal, regulatory, business and ethical responsibilities to design, construct, and maintain a safe environment for patients, their family, staff, and practitioners. The 2010 edition of the Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI)"Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Health care Facilities" (Guidelines) was adopted by 42 states as well as The Joint Commission for construction guidance or standards. The Joint Commission is an accrediting organization that can provide deemed status for health care facilities receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid payments This document provides guidelines for minimum standards for health care facility design and construction. Included in the updated Guidelines are recommendations for space requirements, accessibility, fire protection, medical gases, lighting, safe patient handling assessments and noise abatement as well as infection prevention practices, among others. While an infection control risk assessment (ICRA) process has been considered standard practice in health care construction over the past decade in the 2001 and 2006 editions published by the American Institute of Architects, the 2010 Guidelines underscores the need for a multidisciplinary team including Infection Preventionists in the design phase as well as in the mitigation, construction and post construction phases.
...ability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a far-reaching statute intended to protect patient privacy and ensure data integrity. It applies to the coordination of health care services - including medic...y to workers' compensation cases. However, many employers consider compliance with at least minimal privacy and security standards to be best practice - regardless of the nature of the complaint, delivery se...ob. - No reasonable accommodation can be made to remove or reduce danger. Adopting a Comprehensive Policy To maximize their value, fitness-for-work evaluations should be part of a comprehensive, written w...
...essment process. III. Complying with applicable rules and regulations. IV. Adopting a comprehensive policy. Quantifying the Value of Fitness-for-Work Assessments A growing number of employers consider fit...
... Laws and Regulations Certain laws and workplace regulations enacted to protect employees' medical privacy and right to work in a safe and heathy environment apply to the FFW assessment process. It is incum...
Introduction The workforce is a complex organism that presents multiple challenges for environment, health and safety (EH&S) professionals. The need to determine whether an applicant or employee is physically and mentally fit for work is a common confounder. While this responsibility often falls outside their comfort zone, it is possible for EH&S professionals who lack medical training to confidently engage the fitness-for-work assessment process. This paper provides guidance based on best clinical practices and more than three decades of experience in injury prevention and management. It is divided into four sections:Quantifying the value of fitness-for-work assessments. Implementing the assessment process. Complying with applicable rules and regulations. Adopting a comprehensive policy. Quantifying the Value of Fitness-for-Work Assessments A growing number of employers consider fitness-for-work (FFW) assessments an essential contributor to their organization's comprehensive environment, health and safety (EH&S), sustainability and risk management efforts. The inherent value of an objective assessment becomes even more apparent when one considers workforce characteristics that increase injury risk and are largely out of the control of managers. Such factors include aging, comorbid conditions, poor sleep habits and fatigue, smoking, depression and substance abuse. Definition A FFW assessment is a medical examination designed to assess whether an employee or job applicant has the physical, mental and emotional capacity to perform assigned tasks in a competent manner – and in a way that does not unreasonably threaten safety, health or property.
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...t aware of the Society and did not take our views into any consideration when establishing national policy. This peaked when national regulations, such as the OSHA asbestos regulation, excluded qualified sa...ation reform initiatives. LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY INITIATIVES To have an impact during public sector policy-making we believe in one key governmental affairs concept - REPETITION MAKES REPUTATION. In fact, o...es such as OSHA/NIOSH appropriations, utilization of private sector national consensus standards in policy making, and ergonomics. Such statements are published in the ASSE LEG/REG Summary, Governmental Aff...
... industry. Member concerns include: - Liability - company and professional - Conflict of interest - Privacy concerns - Customer relations issues There have been many suggestions for alternative actions, incl...
Introduction The long-term impact of September 11, 2001 is yet to be experienced. We have all experienced heightened security at our Nation's airports and in our homes and offices following the anthrax scares. Will there be an impact on safety? The security organizations in our companies and agencies have moved to the forefront, presenting opportunities for each of us to forge new alliances. Certainly, we have stepped up and developed programs and insights on how to address anthrax issues. A recent newspaper headline stated: "Defense Drives Bush's Budget." These recent news releases note that President Bush's budget request was a one percent decrease from the 2002 appropriation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will receive $60.3 million for expanded outreach activities and compliance assistance, including training and information exchanges and technical assistance to employers. This also included $250,000 for new computer-based products, such as "e-Tools". OSHA stated that it would continue to target inspections of the most dangerous workplaces. Enforcement will be budgeted $161.1 million and OSHA expects to conduct 1300 more inspections in 2003 than this year. Staffing "full time equivalents" will decrease by 83 from the 2002 level of 2,316. Funding for safety and health standards will decrease by $1.3 million, federal enforcement by $700,000, and safety and health statistics by $500,000. Reductions in these areas may lead one to question how OSHA hopes to address new standards, the plain language initiatives, inspection targets, and accurate targeting. Globalization, September 11, bioterrorism, and the budget reemphasize that change is ever present in our profession and that governmental activities have a direct impact on each of us personally, on our profession and on our Society. If we do not adapt, we will not be the leaders of occupational health and safety in the future. Therefore, we each need to stand up and take an active role in those activities that impact us. INTERNATIONAL ISSUES The safety profession is a global profession. Our last Professional Development Conference (PDC) illustrated that there is an active expansion of international safety, health, and environmental laws, regulations, and standards. To meet this increased international demand, an ASSE International Division was recently formed and is growing on a daily basis. The Society has offered technical comments on the U.S./Mexican Border Environment Cooperation Commission addressing environmental certification criteria. Commentary was offered to the U.S. Department of State on the initiative to create a global system of providing chemical information. ASSE hosted the 1995 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) conference addressing the need for an international safety and health management standard, and the Society printed the Proceedings of the event. The Society has offered insight on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) agreements and other international issues such as the use of double/triple trailers on American highways. Triple trailers are almost sure to become a serious public issue. The biggest concern appears to be the complete lack of general public information on the triple trailer issue.
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...at's because, while it's difficult to track co-morbidity data in the group health market because of privacy protections afforded by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), HIPAA spec...
...tates, 2000-2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2008; 57(45): 1226-1228. 5 Tobacco Public Policy Center at Capital University Law School. Business Costs Associated with Tobacco Use. October 6, 200...
Introduction Most successful businesses are beginning to understand that the reactive approach to employee health – providing Group Health insurance to cover employees when they get sick – is far less effective than one that combines preventive efforts with transparent/reactive medical services. Adding a traditional "Wellness" program to group health benefits used to be the first step for employers who want to "proactively" reign in their increasing group healthcare costs. This approach is slow, sometimes ineffective, and difficult to measure success. More importantly, this philosophy is becoming obsolete. By adding new, non-traditional "Wellness" programs to their Healthy Workforce strategy, employers can take their program to a whole new level. Employers will look to a new generation of "Comprehensive Healthy Workforce Programs" to address not only nutrition, cessation education, exercise and disease management, but also disease prevention, functional employment testing, job analysis, ergonomic assessment, and injury prevention. By looking at the total health of our workforce employers can impact all healthcare costs including:Group Health insurance premiums Worker's Compensation insurance premiums and claims Absenteeism Presenteeism (workers who come to work but underperform due to illness or stress) Morale Worker Satisfaction Recruitment and Retention Cost of rehiring and retraining workers to replace hires that cannot perform the essential functions of a job and therefore become injured and make work comp claims Many of these programs will be introduced within the context of the Worker's Compensation and Safety rather than the traditional benefits market. Instead of being an outsider to the process - Worker's Compensation philosophies will be the foundation of implementation and the key mechanism to measure the success of the program and an employer's return on investment.
... The organisation have a clearly defined and communicated strategy for In addition to 'Green', the policy is The ...Policy is well implemented preventing and managing a product recall incident. proactively communicated, w...ith Written policy exists but may be and is effectively communicated The business has established a ...
Global Supply Chain operations have always been proactive in identifying and implementing opportunities that have usually resulted in cost reductions and / or productivity increases. However, each and every opportunity that was identified and / or implemented could potentially have important if not significant implications for safety professionals from either a risk mitigation or risk management viewpoint. One of the Safety Professionals' functions that Global Supply Chain would directly impact is "Product Safety/ Products' Risks" with all the related liabilities to customers, shareholders, government agencies, employees and end users. In other words, decision made to changing suppliers, sourcing of raw materials or finished products, substituting manufacturing sources and materials, determining vendors' insurance coverage, concluding contractual arrangements, outsourcing packaging, transportation and logistics, etc.; all have a direct impact on products' integrity, quality, distribution and / or recall plans just to name a few. All parties involved in the supply chain stream of commerce; such as suppliers/vendors, manufacturers, retailers, traders, etc. are becoming increasingly aware of the complex risks of product liability derived from both first party product exposures as well as liability resulting from failure of manufactured, assembled or supplied products. There are primarily four major causes of product failures: 1. Unintentional breakdown of design 2. Vulnerability in manufacturing 3. Intentional tampering 4. Failure to warn Failure to remove a "hazardous" product from the market can have serious consequences comparable to any catastrophe; including injury or death to end-users, lost revenue and market share to manufacturers and retailers, decrease in stock value, and adverse publicity resulting in injury to brand reputation as well as an increased probability of civil or criminal legal action or involvement of regulatory authorities. The need to develop a plan for risk mitigation, control mechanisms and liability transfer mechanisms in advance of product failure is extremely important to control the cost of an adverse event and in some situations can be critical to the survival of the organization responsible for the product failure. Given this situation, one would assume that all manufacturers and suppliers would prepare for product failure; however, many companies lack the understanding of the level of exposure and its impact; or the strategy and resources necessary to respond to product crisis; leaving investors and directors with tremendous liability.
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... daily tactical business activities. Strategic risk--exposure to uncertainty arising from long-term policy decisions. Liquidity risk--exposure to adverse cost or return variation stemming form the lack of m...
Overview The role of risk management has been evolving in recent years. Organizations are coming to recognize that traditional risk management practices need to be expanded given today's business conditions and the effects of some key wide-scale disasters. This provides significant growth potential for those who can expand their horizons beyond the traditional risk management model. Recent crises have demonstrated the need for a high level, systematic approach to risk management that goes beyond scope of individual business units. There is an absolute need to integrate risk management into the strategic management planning and decision-making processes. Traditional Risk Management The term "risk management" is used in a wide variety of contexts. The banking world refers to risk management dealing with their concern for borrowers who may default on loans. Physicians refer to risk management in the context of treating their patients. This paper is focused on safety professionals, who view traditional risk management as including purchasing insurance, managing contracts and contract language, managing insurance claims, and directing risk control efforts. The goal is to minimize the effects of accidental losses for insurable events through financing, indemnification or hold-harmless clauses, claim handling, or risk control. Traditional risk management departments handle workers' compensation, general liability, automobile liability, and property claims. For insurance professionals, the most common risk management definitions are taken from the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) series (IIA 4-5). There is a definition for risk management as a managerial or administrative process and another for risk management as a decision-making process."Risk management as a managerial or an administrative process is defined as a process that includes the four functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the organization's activities to minimize the adverse effects of accidental and business losses on that organization at reasonable cost." "Risk management as a decision-making process is a sequence of the following five steps:Identifying and analyzing exposures to accidental and business losses that might interfere with an organization's basic objectives Examining feasible alternative risk management techniques for dealing with those exposures Selecting the apparently best risk management techniques Implementing the chosen risk management techniques Monitoring the results of the chosen techniques to ensure that the risk management program remains effective" The first definition above, from the 1997 edition of the book, clearly includes "business losses" and "at reasonable expense". These phrases were added to an earlier definition to emphasize that risk management applies to a more broad scope than traditionally considered. Traditional risk management is described by George L. Head: "In many organizations, risk management as a function is limited to only threats of loss. Relatively few organizations currently consider opportunities for possible gains to be made within the scope of risk management. Indeed, many 'traditional' risk managers avoid any opportunities to become involved in making decisions about opportunities for gain so they would not be accused of trying to step beyond the proper scope of their authority.
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