October 18, 2016
KEYS Training – What supervisors need to know
The KEYS Risk Management Track trains supervisors in a continuum of skills including creating a healthy workplace, preventing injuries, and managing the disability process. This November 1, enroll in Disability Management: Understanding the Process to learn about topics, such as workers’ compensation, reasonable accommodation, and the Interactive Process. You can get started by watching this Interactive Process video developed by UCOP Human Resources.
Does your department have a Computer Workstation Evaluator?
The University relies on a network of trained Computer Workstation Evaluators to perform basic workstation evaluations within their own departments. These evaluators play an important role in helping to prevent ergonomic injuries and are required for departments to be eligible for the Ergonomics Matching Funds Program. If you have a staff member who is interested in health and safety and you want to help them enhance their competencies in problem-solving, communications, and service, please encourage them to get trained and volunteer for your department. The next training is scheduled for 11/2/16.
Does your team have a wellness ambassador?
Wellness ambassadors are faculty or staff volunteers who help create a safe and healthy workplace in their unit by committing as little as an hour each month to promote the campus’ health and wellness programs. If a member of your unit is passionate about wellness and interested in enhancing their communication and planning skills, encourage them to volunteer. The next training is scheduled for mid-January. Learn more
No one deserves to be abused. Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One in four women and one in 14 men will become a victim of intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence is verbal, emotional or physical abuse of one partner by another. It happens when one person in a relationship uses force, intimidation and/or coercion to make the other person do something. Read University Health Services’ story with social worker Viviana Urdaneta Melo to understand myths of intimate partner violence, warning signs and how to help yourself or someone you care about.