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WSPS.CA | 2021 HEALTH & SAFETY LEADERSHIP SURVEY WHITE PAPER 15 GLOBAL PANDEMIC WSPS Vice President of Field Operations, Shannon Jones, says generally they have noticed an uptick in requests for support. "We're noticing there is more of a pull for information than a push. It is a very confusing time for employers. There are so many levers being used by the government, and it is difficult for them to keep track." Jones has also observed that organizations are seeking more health and safety expertise and it's showing up in recruitment. McKinsey found the same in their global survey, Future of Work: What 800 executives envision for the post-pandemic workforce. "COVID-19 has drawn intense attention to issues of sanitation and workplace safety. In our survey, 83 percent of respondents said they would hire more people for health and safety roles." 2 While lagging indicators, such as compliance, became a focal point for most respondents, there remains a fairly significant gap between Leading, Reactive, and Start of Journey respondents when it comes to leading indicators. Survey results show there was a bit of improvement in overall health and safety programs over the past year, but not as much as you might think, given that the pandemic has forced workplaces into hypervigilance when it comes to both physical and mental health. There was an improvement in the Managing category where 61% of respondents said their program was very good and 5% said it was excellent, up 15% over last year. In the Leading category, scores dropped a percentage point, and in the Start of Journey, there was a decline of 9%. It is also surprising that, under the circumstances, there are still relatively few respondents that have formal plans and methods of evaluation in place for health and safety in their workplaces. 76% of LEADING organizations indicated they are listening to and acting on employee concerns and suggestions versus Over half of Leading respondents said they recognized health and safety contributions made by employees compared to 11% START OF JOURNEY and 22% REACTIVE respondents. 47% of REACTIVE respondents. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY CHANGES RESULTING FROM THE PANDEMIC

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