115 What we learned - setting up a successful staff health risk assessment survey during a pandemic.

Having good data is essential to any Occupational Health Service. Our Health and Safety team provides occupational health and safety support to more than 30,000 staff based in 200+ offices in 140+ countries, many of whom travel frequently, and with very different risk profiles. In 2021, we conducted a health and safety risk assessment of all staff, with dual objectives of following up on changes in health status from our baseline survey conducted in 2014 as well as assessing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aligned with organizational objectives namely, evaluation of previous evidence-based interventions for ongoing health and safety initiatives, the impact of COVID-19, and planning for future interventions, including safe return to premises. The timing of the survey presented unique challenges, including thoughtful adaptation of baseline survey, novel communication requirements, and stakeholder agreement. We succeeded, with a high response rate (32%) and adoption by 23 UN agencies (23%). During this session, we will present tailoring a survey with outcome in mind, including reflecting the impact of a global health crisis on organizational priorities.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how to get information that you can use to inform your programs and then what do you do with it
• List actionable 'how to achieves'
• Describe roadblocks and how to overcome them

Faculty

Stuart B. Fisher, PhD

Caryne S. Frith, MBBCH, DOH, DipPEC

Jasminka Goldoni Laestadius, MD, PhD, FACOEM

Sophia Woldemicael, MD (ASCP)