1. Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs: Training for the Safety Director
Unit 4 – Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs
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2. Unit 4 Objectives
Describe characteristics of effective employee injury/illness management programs
Explain how to use Pareto charts to identify areas of focus for safety programs
Identify strategies to successfully implement new return-to-work programs
Identify strategies to prevent fraudulent workers’ compensation claims
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3. Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs
Injury prevention
Early return to work
Fraud deterrence
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4. Injury and Accident Data
© North American Transportation Management Institute - CA, 2013

5. Pareto Charts Drivers’ Activities Causing Workers’ Compensation Claims
120
100 80
Number of Claims 60 40 20
Fell
Slipped
Driving
Lifted/Moved
Collision
Handling Freight
Struck by Object
Pushed/Pulled
Exiting Tractor
Dropping/Hooking
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6. Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs
Injury prevention
Early return to work
Fraud deterrence
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7. How Time Away from the Job Affects the Outcome
When workers are away from the job Then
60 % are in financial trouble
> 14 days
50 % chance of return
> 6 months
25 % chance of return
> 1 year
nearly 0 % chance of return
> 2 years
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8. Implications of Return-to-Work Programs
Savings
Happier employees
Fewer additional surgical procedures
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9. Key Elements of a Return-to-Work Program
Management commitment
Injury management coordinator
Accurate job descriptions
Communication
Functional Ability Form (FAF), Comprehensive Job Hazard Assessment (JHA) and Physical Demands Analysis (PDA)
Progressive work hardening
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10. Most Productive Transitional Assignments
1) Same department, same job
2) Same department, different job
3) Different department, same job
4) Different department, different job
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11. Questions?
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