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Access Mental Health Resources for Your Employees
WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and NALP wants to help you demonstrate your commitment to the well-being of your employees. Workplaces can be a key source for resources, solutions and activities designed to improve mental health and well-being. Here are some ways to foster a supportive and inclusive workplace culture: …
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Cultivating Well-Being: Proactive Measures Landscape …
WEBMental health includes a person’s emotional, psychological and social well-being, which affects how they think, feel and act. When your team members are struggling with their mental health, it can significantly impact your lawn or landscape business. If you are experiencing a high turnover rate, absenteeism, or burnout within your team, these …
Landscapes of the Month: Creating a Healing …
WEBLocated in Kansas City, Kansas, this client desired to create a world-class healthcare facility that could house multiple divisions with their healthcare delivery system. The state-of-the-art medical facility is designed to provide flexibility and scalability to the healthcare community as well as use sustainable development and landscape …
Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace
WEBPoor mental health can result in negative job performance, communication breakdowns with co-workers, and unsafe actions on the jobsite. Mental illness is often stigmatized and not discussed in the workplace but according to the CDC, nearly 1 in 5 adults aged 18 and over in the U.S. reported any mental illness in 2016.
Team Building: How Landscape Companies Focus on …
WEBEmployers are responsible for providing safe and healthy working conditions for their employees; this doesn’t stop at mental health. “That’s a big disconnect with employers is ‘Well, they can deal with that outside of work hours,’” says Loriena Harrington, LIC, owner of Beautiful Blooms LLC, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. “No, they …
Maintaining Good Mental Health: Landscape Pros Share …
WEBHuman beings are social creatures and combining the social distancing along with all of the unknowns of the current pandemic can cause considerable mental strain on your employees, your customers and yourself. Here are some tips from members on how they’re managing mental health in the midst of this crisis. Open Communication With …
New NIOSH Study Shows Increase in Serious Injuries in …
WEBA recent study based on workers’ compensation data from Ohio and other states identified common factors leading to injuries and illnesses in the landscaping services industry. Researchers with NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OHBWC) published in this study some well-known hazards, along with some that are …
Team Building: Offering Health Care Benefits as a Smaller …
WEB“If you offer health insurance, it will benefit you because you’ll have more productive, healthier employees,” says Lisa Oyler, human resources director at Access Development, a private discount network. “People are a valued asset. Offering these benefits and educating employees on how to utilize them is an investment in workers …
Team Building: Offering A Workplace Wellness Program
WEBIf you want to become a destination workplace for landscape employees, one benefit to consider offering is a workplace wellness program. A wellness program could include anything from having an on-site gym or fitness classes to mental health resources. Research has shown that promoting employee health and well-being can result in a …
Landscapes of the Month: Restoring a Tropical Landscape to Health
WEBWhen the board of directors of a luxury beachfront, high-rise property in Bal Harbour, Florida, decided they wanted their landscape to stand out from the rest of the condos in the area, they chose VisualScape Inc., to manage their landscape.Located on the world-famous Collins Avenue, the landscape needed to be pristine and healthy and live …
President Biden Issues Vaccine Mandates and Other COVID-19 …
WEBLast week, President Biden held a press conference and issued his COVID-19 Action Plan the “Path Out of the Pandemic.” The executive order issues several mandates many of which specifically involve vaccines. Some of the key provisions include: Requiring all employers with 100+ employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or …
Best Practices for Safety
WEBThis is why audits and assessments are the first place to start. “Any good safety management program for the green industry will be based upon safety and health audits that identify and prioritize workplace hazards that put workers at risk for serious or fatal injuries and illnesses,” Steel explains. “OSHA strongly encourages worksite
Exploring the Biophilic Design Trend
WEB“The pandemic has brought a renewed focus on health and well-being, and many people are seeking ways to improve the indoor environment in their homes and workplaces,” says Paige Tisdale, a business developer with Dennis’ 7 Dees Urban Plantscapes.. “Biophilic designs, which are known to have numerous health benefits, …
health insurance Archives
WEBOffering health benefits as a smaller company can give you a competitive edge against other businesses your size, who don’t provide them. According to […] Read More . Get The Edge Newsletter. Stay up to date on the latest trends and strategies for landscape and lawn care businesses. Get the latest news weekly in your inbox.
The 3 Most Important Types of Safety Communication for …
WEBProvide safety and health information in a language that your employees can understand. The author is safety advisor for the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Editor’s Note: June is National Safety Month! NALP will be sharing safety tips daily on its social media channels and blog. Help us spread the word on proper safety …
5 Coronavirus Preparedness Tips for Your Landscape Company
WEBEnsure your sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance. 2. Separate Sick Employees. CDC recommends employers separate or send home employees who appear to have symptoms (i.e. cough, shortness of breath). Encourage sick employees to cover their noses and mouths with a tissue when …
Safety Culture: Implementing a Buddy System
WEBSafety is also critical for these new employees. In their first month on the job, these employees are three times more at risk for a lost-time injury than a worker who has been at their job for more than a year, according to the Institute for Work & Health.
Technically Speaking: Recommended Tree Injection Practices
WEBFirst introduced in the 1970s, tree injections have become widely accepted as a tree health care service. These targeted injections can provide protect against various pests and diseases like Dutch Elm disease, emerald ash borer, apple scab, oak wilt and more. They can also be used to provide supplemental nutrients, fertilizers and growth
Lawn Care: Methods for Improving Soil Oxygen Levels
WEBSigns of Poor Soil Health. A number of factors can impact soil health. Keep an eye out for some of the symptoms that something isn’t quite right beneath the surface. Obviously, a main indicator of a problem is if the lawn is declining. An abundance of weeds can be another indicator that the soil is struggling, as they tend to prefer to grow
Business Smarts: Plant Growth Regulators and Their Potential
WEB“PGRs are a powerful yet underutilized tool in the plant health care toolbox,” says Emmett Muennink, an Arborjet South Central technical manager. “There are PGRs for trees, shrubs and turf. The turf industry, especially golf, utilizes PGRs regularly as part of their turf management program. The landscape industry is beginning to see the
3 Ways to Improve the Financial Health of Your Landscape Business
WEBFinancial Health Tip #1: Know Your Vital Signs. In the medical profession, vital signs are benchmarks from which doctors measure health, says Huston. But imagine if doctors were working without knowing what those numbers are. That would put them at a huge disadvantage for being able to gauge a patient’s health.
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