Why Early Intervention?
Key Workplace Statistics:
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
- Over 50% of claims occur within the first year of employment
- Decreases OSHA recordables
- Decreases workers' compensation premiums
- Reduces/eliminates cumulative trauma disorders
- Increases productivity
- Decreases DART, incident, and severity rates
- Improves employee satisfaction
- Enhances your bottom line
- 40 percent of total injuries and illnesses are strains and tears, and an additional 29 percent are musculoskeletal disorders.
- Median lost time for specific disorders include carpel tunnel syndrome (27 days); tendonitis (14 days); musculoskeletal disorders (11 days); sprains, strains and tears (10 days); and soreness or back pain (8 days).
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S. account for more than 600,000 injuries (34 percent of lost workdays).
- Employers spend as much as $20 billion a year on musculoskeletal work related injuries and five times that for indirect costs (hiring, training replacements
Program Components
New Hire Orientation
Work thru Human Resources to develop customized training for each department. New workers are required to attend a workshop and job coaching sessions.
Root Cause Analysis
- What happened
- How it happened
- Why it happened
- Corrective Actions
Work Conditioning
Physical Reconditioning Program for new workers and/or returning workers from post-injury. Program length varies from 5 days to 30 days
Ergo Walks
Ergo Walks is a service designed to increase floor presence for easy employee access, identify unsafe acts, ensure proper working behaviors, and to reduce fatigue and discomfort.
Early Symptom Intervention
Employee Encounters
Individual Consults
Ergonomic Training
Work Method Approach
Weekly Follow Ups
Performance Health
New Worker Movement Screen
Performance Evaluations
Health Consult
Fitness Classes
Lifestyle Management