‘The focus on identifying measures that occur before worker’s health is harmed is critical to safeguarding worker health,’ said AIHA CEO Lawrence D. Sloan.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) released new guidelines this month for generating health measurements in the workplace to assist avoid illness and injury. In a statement, AIHA CEO Lawrence D. Sloan said, “The focus on finding measures that occur before worker’s health is impacted is vital to safeguarding worker health.” The Best Practice Guide for Leading Health Metrics in Occupational Health and Safety Programs, according to the organisation, is intended for both practitioners and managers in the broad occupational health community, including industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, engineering, and human resources.
As opposed to lagging health metrics, leading health metrics concentrate on illness prevention and promotion. They are quantifiable, evidence-based indicators that are used to track, anticipate, influence, and manage workplace exposures, risks, and circumstances that could affect worker health. Leading metrics can address acute health consequences including eye irritation, dermatitis, or metal fume fever. They can also be chronic, like high blood pressure, hearing loss, or cancer. The number of workers exposed to harmful noise and the number of people who participate in smoke cessation programmes are two of the most important health indicators.
After-the-fact events, such as injury and illness rates and disease prevalence, are measured using lagging measures. Unfortunately, trailing metrics aren’t preventative because worker health has already been harmed. Due to the lag period between exposure and unfavourable health impacts, such measures can provide false confidence when the physical manifestation of a hazardous exposure has not yet manifested. The free complete guide includes particular examples of leading health metrics, as well as instructions on how to construct a balanced collection of leading health metrics and apply and measure them in the workplace.
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