WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Tracy Secombe and Mary Hill, both qualified physiotherapists, formed “Safe Work Practice” - aimed at preventing injuries through training and work-place assessment, in 1996.

They provide manual handling training, job dictionaries, pre-employment assessments, work-site visits, job analysis, ADL assessments and ergonomic workstation assessments.

Already accomplished in injury management and public speaking, Tracy and Mary are now presenting wellness and healthy lifestyle seminars.

Mary and Tracy have witnessed first hand the impact that lifestyle choices have on the ability a person has to recover from injury, which has led them to developing a variety of presentations that teach people ways to improve their health and well-being through simple food choices, exercise, posture and positive thinking.

With specialist knowledge in “health, fitness and injury recovery”, combined with running a business and bringing up 9 children between them (with their prospective partners), Mary and Tracy bring their colourful life experience to their entertaining and informative seminars.

 Safe Work Practice can offer you:

Ø      a one hour session that will cover the ways that lifestyle choices impact on injury recovery including food, exercise, attitude and smoking.

Ø      We also offer a half an hour session called “healthy eating on the run” and this is ideal for groups of people who are time poor and need advice about the best choices that they can make both when eating take away food and preparing snacks and lunches to take on the road at work.

Ø      Another option is a “Train the Trainer” program which allows your own staff to be trained extensively in the latest research regarding food, exercise, posture, and attitude and the impact these variables have on injury recovery, so that they can either train the rest of your employees or act a resource for them.

These are only some examples; we are happy to meet with you if you would like more information or to discuss your own ideas regarding ways to introduce behavioural change into your work-place.

Lifestyle choices impact on injury recovery

This session covers the facts behind how food, exercise, attitude, and smoking impacts on injury recovery, prevention, and generally feeling great! Simple tips on how to gradually introduce lifestyle changes no matter where the starting point is are included. The number of attendees to this session is unlimited and held on-site.

 Healthy Eating on the Run

This half hour session provides an overview of healthy eating for people with a busy lifestyle or for people that need advice about healthy eating choices when buying take-away food or preparing lunches at home to take to work.

The “Healthy Eating on the Run” presentation also covers the Anti-Inflammatory Diet, a positive way of eating to help prevent injury in the workplace.

Train the Trainer Wellness Program

The purpose of the train the trainer wellness program is to train specific people from your own staff to become a resource for the rest of your workforce regarding healthy lifestyle advice.

What's to be gained?

Internal people are given all the research data and practical tips to be able to pass on to other staff in a manner of your choice. For example, the trainers may conduct regular training sessions regarding how lifestyle choices impact on injury recovery or they might pick just one particular tip per week and circulate this through emails or other workplace promotional methods.

Who can become a wellness program trainer?

Anyone of your choice within your workplace. It is beneficial to have some training experience but not necessary. No special qualifications are required except it will help for the individual to be interested in the topic.

How long does the training take?

The train the trainer session takes 4 hours and will cover all the scientific research and resources to back up tips regarding how to eat better to reduce the risk of injury and improve injury recovery rate and the same for exercise, posture and positive thinking.

If you would like to know more about how Safe Work Practice can tailor a Wellness Program to suit your company's needs, please contact office manager Sharayah Carter on info@safeworkpractice.com.au.