UL’s Integrated Health & Safety Institute Launches Aggressive Effort to Promote Benefits Gained by Integrating Health and Safety

UL’s Integrated Health & Safety Institute (IHSI) will share the benefits of an integrated culture of health and safety, as well as tools for implementation and measurement, at several upcoming conferences.

Fueled by a growing body of research that provides evidence a healthy and safe workforce correlates with a company’s performance and its ability to provide positive returns to shareholders, IHSI’s mission is to ensure companies of all sizes understand the value of embracing a healthy and safe culture. Despite these benefits, many organizations have yet to integrate their health and safety programs.
“UL’s IHSI is spreading the word that the integration of health and safety can have real benefits for employees through fewer workplace accidents and increased productivity,” said Todd Hohn, IHSI’s global director. “In addition to conducting research on the benefits of integration, IHSI is providing standards for employers to implement this integration and measure the effectiveness of their health, safety and well-being initiatives.”
Hohn and IHSI Research Manager Andrew Kapp will be speaking at the following upcoming conferences:

• APOSHO 31 (Asia Pacific Occupational Safety & Health Organization), April 4-7, 2016, New Delhi, India
• UL IHSI 1^st Annual India Workplace Safety Council, April 7, 2016, New Delhi, India
• American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC 2016), April 11-13, 2016, Chicago, IL
• Charlotte Regional Safety & Health Conference, April 21-22, 2016, Gastonia, NC
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2016, June 26-29, 2016, Atlanta, GA

About UL’s Integrated Health and Safety Institute

Founded in June 2015, UL’s Integrated Health & Safety Institute (IHSI) is the first private sector not-for-profit institute dedicated to advancing the integration of workplace health and safety programs. IHSI provides world-class research, guidance, standards, and education to assist employers in integrating their health, safety and worker well-being initiatives. For more information, visit http://www.ulworkplace.com/blog/workplacesafety/accelerating-the-integration-of-health-and-safety/.

About UL
UL is a premier global independent safety science company that has championed progress for more than 120 years. Its nearly 11,000 professionals are guided by the UL mission to promote safe working and living environments for all people via two distinct entities: Underwriters Laboratories Inc., a 501(c)3 public charity, and UL LLC. UL uses research and standards to continually advance and meet ever-evolving safety needs. We partner with businesses, manufacturers, trade associations and international regulatory authorities to bring solutions to a more complex global supply chain.source--healthnews