The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works around-the-clock to keep the Nation safe in the air, on land, at sea, and in cyberspace. Every day, the 260,000+ DHS workforce executes a complex and operationally diverse mission set domestically and internationally. To empower the DHS workforce and mission, the DHS Office of Health Security’s Total Workforce Protection Directorate identifies, develops, and implements novel policies and resources for employees and their families to improve organizational wellness. These policies and resources extend beyond the physical wellbeing of the workforce and touch on the mental and psychological wellbeing as well. In this presentation, you will learn about key challenges in organizational wellness, successes at DHS, and ongoing intra-agency and interagency collaborations as the Total Workforce Protection Directorate drives transformation in the federal government’s approach to supporting employees and their families throughout their federal service lifecycle.
•Participants will learn the foundational elements of an Occupational Safety and Health program and how to successfully execute across a large operational Department with varying risks and complex mission sets.
•Participants will become familiar with unique approaches to building an Occupational Medicine program from the ground up, across a large de-centralized Department with often stressful and potentially risky working environments.
•Participants will understand the interconnectivity between Organizational Wellness, Occupational Safety and Health, and Occupational Medicine, enabling successful implementation of Total Workforce Protection.