Leading Indicator #2: Embedded Into the Workday

Why It's a Measure of Success

The more regularly employees engage in science-backed body maintenance and interact with preventative knowledge, the lower the likelihood of injury. Integrating regular opportunities for workgroups to engage with the Vimocity Movement Method and preventative knowledge throughout the workday is key to driving positive safety outcomes. 

This article will cover:

  • Two best practices for ensuring the Vimocity initiative is embedded into the workdays of your employees
  • Resources to help you implement each of the two tactics
  • Recommended methods your organization can adopt to measure this leading indicator
Note: Click the link for an overview of Vimocity's Leading Indicators of Success.

Tactic #1: Daily/ Weekly Movement Part of Workday

Establishing a regular opportunity for employees to engage in 1-5 minutes of science-backed body maintenance on a daily or weekly basis has been shown to reduce pain levels, improve productivity and boost overall mental and physical resiliency.

Use the resources below for best practices on how to incorporate The Vimocity Movement Method into your employees' workdays and how to measure it.

Implementation Resources: 

    • 💡Implementation Guide For Field/ Craft Workgroups- Movement: This resource provides best practices for embedding regular opportunities for science-backed movement into the workday of employees who primarily work in the trades, including outdoor, craft, maintenance and warehouse workers. 

    • COMING SOON!💡Implementation Guide For Desk-Based Workgroups- Movement: This guide provides tips for embedding regular opportunities for science-backed movement into the workday of employees who primarily work at a desk, including remote and office-based populations. 

How To Measure It:

    • 📊 Employee Impact Survey: The Employee Impact Survey evaluates the type and frequency of behavioral changes prompted by the Vimocity initiative, along with assessing overall awareness and reach across your company. Click to read an overview and find communication resources to distribute the survey.
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    • 📋 Safety Observation Scorecard: This guide contains statements that can be added to an existing Safety Observation Scorecard to measure the extent to which injury prevention is embedded into your organization's culture.

    • 📊 Management Reporting Questions: This guide contains questions that can be included in a regular report completed by management to both get a signal of the reach of the Vimocity initiative as well as reinforce their role in driving positive safety outcomes.

Supporting Data From Vimocity:

    • Data gathered from the Employee Impact Survey (if administered)
    • The metrics provided in Vimocity's Standard Monthly Report regarding movement metrics

Tactic #2: Relevant Knowledge Topic Shared Monthly

Empowering team members with a regular cadence of knowledge targeted to their role and job demands helps them approach every task with safety, efficiency and confidence. Continue reading below for tips on how to infuse relevant health and safety education into your employees' workdays and how to measure it.

Implementation Resources:

    • 💡Implementation Guide For Field/ Craft Workgroups- Knowledge:  This guide provides best practices for establishing a regular cadence of risk-reducing knowledge for employees who primarily work in the trades, including outdoor, craft, maintenance and warehouse workers. 

    • COMING SOON!💡Implementation Guide For Desk-Based Workgroups: This resource contains tips to ensure desk-based workers are regularly exposed to relevant knowledge that helps keep them out of pain and productive. 
    • Content Library Overview: Learn how to find, filter and share relevant safety and movement resources directly from Vimocity's Content Library. 

How To Measure It:

    • 📊 Employee Impact Survey: The Employee Impact Survey evaluates the type and frequency of behavioral changes prompted by the Vimocity initiative, along with assessing overall awareness and reach across your company. Click to read an overview and find communication resources to distribute the survey.

    • 📋 Safety Observation Scorecard: This guide contains statements that can be added to an existing Safety Observation Scorecard to measure the extent to which injury prevention is embedded into your organization's culture.

    • 📊 Management Reporting Questions: This guide contains questions that can be included in a regular report completed by management to both get a signal of the reach of the Vimocity initiative as well as reinforce their role in driving positive safety outcomes.
💡 Tip: Schedule quarterly calendar or email reminders to confirm this data is being reviewed and trends are being communicated and addressed when appropriate

Supporting Data From Vimocity:

    • Data gathered from the Employee Impact Survey (if administered)
    • The metrics provided in Vimocity's Standard Monthly Report regarding knowledge metrics
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