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Exciting News Alert! 🌟 Join us on this episode where we delve into the dynamic realm of Fit for Duty systems! 💼 In our last discussion, we explored the intricacies of programs versus systems, uncovering the unique challenges they present. Now, Chelsey Tannahill (Gorety) is back to guide us through the fascinating world of Fit for Duty systems, shedding light on their pivotal role in shaping the future of workplace wellness. 🚀 Buckle up as we navigate through the intricacies of Fit for Duty, unraveling why traditional programs fall short and why a systems-based approach is the beacon of innovation. 🌟 Don't miss out on this engaging conversation that promises to revolutionize how we perceive and implement Fit for Duty initiatives! For more information call us today! 1 877 343 6869 #FitForDuty #SystemsThinking #Innovation #HumanResources #HSEProfessionals #HealthAndSafety #ShiftOHS #awareness #compliance #activeprotection

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Hi, it's Chelsea. Welcome back to another edition of Shift Says. On this episode we will talk candidly about the downfalls of a Fit for Duty program and answer the questions. What's wrong with having a fit for Duty program? Why would you need a fit for Duty system anyways? I think we can all agree that worker fitness for duty continues to be a major challenge for most employers today. Though the scope of work for most HR and safety professionals is typically very broad, considerable time, effort, and money is spent dealing specifically with fit for duty concerns. Our clients consistently report that their top five most prevalent fit for duty concerns today center around COVID-19 cannabis use positive test management. Navigating WCB and the monumental rise in mental health concerns. For many, dealing with these fit for duty concerns can be exhausting and downright painful. Not invoking the right balance of safety, human rights, worker support consequences, and financial considerations can result in legal action, labor shortages, and massive financial strain. However, the root cause of these alarming outcomes is typically not cannabis or COVID-19 or mental health concerns as many employers think. The real problem, the thing that is really putting companies at risk, is their Fit for Duty program. Itself. Here's the sad and scary truth. Fit for Duty programs are broken and companies don't even know it. Fit for Duty programs are guaranteed to fail for two main reasons #1 compliance alone is not enough to provide the active protection needed in order to subvert the situations that cost your workers their health, safety, and Wellness, and they cost your organization time, money, and your reputation. While compliance is definitely important, it is the minimum standard, the first goal. Post and should not be the final goal you strive to achieve. #2 programs inherently lack coordination and integration. Almost always each component of a program operates and is managed as an independent element and as a result they often clash or even conflict with each other in the face of a challenging or complex fit for duty situation. We've seen many companies with compliant programs end up with very negative safety and financial outcomes. Things like workers fatalities, poor WCB ratings, negative safety culture, and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars defending themselves against employee legal claims that could have been avoided had their programs move beyond compliance and been built on a foundation of coordination and integration. While having a Fit for Duty program is definitely better than having nothing at all Fit for Duty programs lack the key mechanisms integration. Coordination, consistency, Repeatability required to truly provide active protection against the adverse and sometimes fatal consequences of negative fit for duty situations. More than this, the idea that achieving compliance provides total protection drives a false sense of security that often leaves organizations and individuals blindsided when things like legal and WCB claims happen. It is widely accepted today that an integrated systems based approach to health and safety is far superior and vastly. More effective than the segmented program approach, yet concerningly, this has not been applied to fitness for duty until now. How do you know if you have a program or a system? Stay tuned to our next episode where we will share the five common characteristics of an effective Fit for Duty system. See you next time.

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