Wellness Services
In addition to the service provided for assistance in creating and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, VSM can assist employers in maintaining basic employee health through its workplace health and wellness services.
Wellness Services (click on a topic below for more details)
According to the National Safety Council, the average back injury may cost a company $21,367, not including the cost of lost productivity due to time off for recovery. A seemingly minor carpal tunnel injury might cost up to $30,000 over the lifetime of the injury. How much could you save by knowing your employees’ health and potential risk of injury before you hire them?
VSM Wellness helps increase productivity, reduce workers’ compensation costs, and decrease employee turnover. It screens potential problems, helps prevent injury, includes ergonomic assessments, drug testing and job task analysis. All services uniquely tailored to meet a company’s needs and prevent potential problems.
AND - all wellness programs, physical therapy, hand therapy and work conditioning programs share one major advantage - they don’t take your employees away from the job. VSM Wellness’ on-site service minimizes productivity loss, incorporates the job site in the rehabilitation process and eliminates travel time to and from the clinic – all money savers.
Every year, businesses lose millions of productive worker hours and billions of dollars because of influenza
- 5% to 20% of the US population gets the flu each year.
- Over 200,000 people are hospitalized annually from flu complications in the US.
- The flu can spread to others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to five days after becoming sick.
Severe flu outbreaks are largely preventable by offering a single, low-cost vaccination to employees – and that is why VSM has joined Superior Health Staffing, Inc. (SHSI), to offer flu vaccines to employers through a risk-free, cost-effective program. Flu shots are conveniently delivered onsite. Following vaccination, workers are protected against three common types and strains of influenza viruses.
Why Offer Flu Shots to Employees?
Vaccination is the best way to prevent influenza - vaccines prevent up to 90 percent of likely cases. Even if it does not fully prevent the influenza virus, a flu shot greatly moderates the effects of the illness, thus greatly limiting exposure to costly productivity losses. With immunized workers, the likelihood of employees getting sick and missing work greatly decreases.
Why Use IBT Wellness for Flu Shots?
- VSM and SHSI are experienced service providers to industrial workplaces and understand this unique environment. With that strong background in industrial safety and hygiene, our wellness programs can alleviate workplace health risks through various audits, evaluations, compliance recommendations and other wellness services.
- Availablity: Flu vaccines are engineered through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Flu shot season starts in September, when the flu virus vaccines are made available to the medical community.