AOHC Encore 2022-229: All Types of Impairment Can Create Safety Risks

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The video is a presentation by Katie Mueller, Senior Program Manager for Impairment at the National Safety Council, on addressing workplace impairment. The presentation covers various topics related to impairment, including fatigue, opioids, and mental health. Mueller emphasizes the importance of recognizing impairment as a broad spectrum of conditions and highlights the need for supervisors and managers to understand and respond appropriately to impairment issues. She discusses the National Safety Council's mission and the Impairment Practice, which focuses on addressing impairment as an overall issue. Mueller also mentions the organization's resources and tools available for employers to address impairment, such as policy development, training programs, and impairment detection technology. She emphasizes the importance of creating a stigma-free workplace and the need for employers to support employees with mental health and substance use disorders. Mueller concludes by encouraging employers to prioritize prevention, treatment, and recovery, and to create a positive workplace culture that promotes employee well-being. The presentation ends with a Q&A session.

Keywords

Katie Mueller

Impairment

National Safety Council

workplace impairment

fatigue

mental health

supervisors

managers

policy development

positive workplace culture