1. Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs: Training for the Safety Director Unit 4 – Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs NATMI © 2014

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 NATMI © 2014

3. Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs Injury prevention Early return to work Fraud deterrence NATMI © 2014

4. © North American Transportation Management Institute - CA, 2013 4 Injury and Accident Data

5. Pareto Charts NATMI © 2014 Drivers’ Activities Causing Workers’ Compensation Claims Number of Claims 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Handling Freight Struck by Object Fell Slipped Dropping/Hooking Pushed/Pulled Lifted/Moved Driving Exiting Tractor Collision

6. Employee Injury/Illness Management Programs Injury prevention Early return to work Fraud deterrence NATMI © 2014

7. How Time Away from the Job Affects the Outcome > 14 days When workers are away from the jobThen 60 % are in financial trouble > 6 months > 2 years > 1 year 25 % chance of return nearly 0 % chance of return 50 % chance of return NATMI © 2014

8. Implications of Return-to-Work Programs Savings Happier employees Fewer additional surgical procedures NATMI © 2014

9. Key Elements of a Return-to-Work Program Management commitment Injury management coordinator Accurate job descriptions Communication Medical provider Progressive work hardening NATMI © 2014

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 NATMI © 2014

11. Questions? NATMI © 2014