The proven best way to reduce workers' comp costs is to prevent injuries from happening in the first place. With fewer injuries there are fewer claims, less lost time, and less frustration! Safety programs can help your organization keep your employees safe, making them less likely to be injured. Wellness programs help keep your employees healthy, reducing the severity of injuries and time to heal.

This Webinar will give you an overview of how safety and wellness plans can impact your organization, reducing lost time and costs.

Making Safety and Wellness Programs Work for Your Organization

• Identifying your organization's needs to ensure a return on investment
• Elements of a safety program that prevent accidents and injuries
• Determining how a strong wellness program can impact your bottom line

Encouraging Healthy and Safe Behaviors In and Out of the Workplace

• Integrating safety and wellness for employee health and well-being
• Incentive programs, safety committees, and other ways to promote employee involvement
• Ensuring safety and wellness are integrated into your corporate culture
• Tracking results to keep employees motivated

Navigating the Liability Traps in Safety and Wellness Programs

• Avoiding IRS land mines when using incentive programs
• Taking a look at how HIPAA regulations impact wellness plans
• The ADA: Avoiding discrimination while collecting and using health information
• How much is too much? Where is the line between encouraging wellness and mandating healthy behaviors?

Moderator: 
Karen Mastroianni
Safety & Health Strategist
Dimensions in Occupational Health & Safety

Karen Mastroianni works with Dimensions in Occupational Health & Safety to provide sensible solutions to companies seeking to foster a socially responsible workplace that supports and promotes employee safety, health and well-being. Her consultations and contract services include best practice development for health and safety programs.

Along with a B.S. Degree in Nursing from the University of Akron and a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she is also a Certified Occupational Nurse Specialist and a doctoral student at NC State University with a focus on adult learning and organizational development.

Prior to her position with Dimensions, she served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, and also served as the Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator at Kayser-Roth Hosiery in Creedmoor, North Carolina.

Ms. Mastroianni is a published writer, including co-author of the book, Occupational Health Nursing Guidelines for Primary Clinical Conditions now in the third edition, as well as articles for the Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. She has been a well -received speaker for over fifteen years on occupational health topics including safety and wellness strategy, and managing workers’ compensation costs.

Ms. Mastroianni serves as the Chair of the CE Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, and has served as co-chair for the Education Committee of the North Carolina Association of Occupational Health Nurses. She is an active member of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) at the National, State, and Local levels, the American Nurses Association, and the National Wellness Association. She has served on several Committees for AAOHN and other community organizations.