Reducing employee injuries through preventing at-risk behaviors: how to make such programs work.

Abstract

Hospitals that have adopted successful "behavior-based" programs aimed at reducing employee injuries and preventing at-risk behaviors find that enlisting worker support is key to the effectiveness of such efforts. In this report, we'll present the experiences of officials at two medical centers in successfully reducing and preventing injuries. We'll also provide some guidance from psychologists and employee safety experts on ways to approach the problem.