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To better understand how integrating health and safety strategies in the workplace has evolved and establish a replicable, scalable frameframework for advancing the concept with a system of health and safety metrics, modeled after the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, 7 leading national and international programs aimed at creating a culture of health and safety in the workplace were compared and contrasted. A list of forty variables was selected, making it clear there is a wide variety of approaches to integration of health and safety in the workplace. Depending on how well developed the culture of health and safety is within a company, there are unique routes to operationalize and institutionalize the integration of health and safety strategies to achieve measurable benefits to enhance the overall health and well-being of workers, their families, and the community