Monthly Archives: April 2008
Simple Hiring Strategies to Eliminate Work Place Injuries
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics – there were 4.1 million non-fatal occupational injuries or illness in 2006. 13 percent of all occupational injuries occur within 90 days of employment, 23 percent occur within four hours of...
What Contributes to Injured Employees Remaining Off Work?
The key component that is often missing from a company’s Injury Management Program is a written Return-to-Work Policy. Many injured employees have been released by their treating doctors to return to work but their employers are reluctant...
Return to Work: The Grim Statistics 80 Million Lost Work Days Due to Occupational Injury or Illness
Lost Work Days – is a billion dollar crisis hidden in the American workforce! The National Safety Council estimates that there are more than 80,000,000 lost work days due to occupational injuries or illness. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics...
HR Manager – Did you just hire your next workers’ comp claimant?
Let’s evaluate a typical hire for most companies:
There is an open position so you place an advertisement in the newspaper or online. Multiple resumes come in, you narrow your search to ten people, however only three people show up for...
Get Your Injured Employees Back to Work Now – Teleseminar
WorkCompSeminars.com will be hosting a Four Part Teleseminar on Implementing a Proactive Return to Work Program. Workshop dates: April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 14, 2008 – 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern-time.
This is an interactive workshop that...
Return to Work Programs Decrease Workers’ Comp Cost
Employers do not realize the amount of control that they have over the direct and indirect costs of workers’ compensation. The workers’ compensation system was built to benefit employers who implement injury prevention programs by allowing...
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