1. TOP DOWN, SAFETY UP

Make your safety program a key part of your company culture by actively committing to it at all levels of leadership.

Although physical health correlates with financial health, workers won’t automatically buy into a program that’s just seen as saving the company money. But when they see their CEO taking time for an exercise break, or that a wellness target is included in their manager’s job assessment, they begin to see that safety is more than just the posters on the wall.

Good habits, especially when encouraged from the top down, can help embed new procedures and processes, as well as encourage innovation throughout the business.

Give middle managers and team leaders all the way down the chain the tools to support employees’ wellness efforts. Create opportunities for cross-team connections, whether by providing prompts at a weekly team meeting, encouraging daily site walk throughs or even a casual BBQ to break down barriers.