subject: Work Place Injur Claims Management [print this page] The progress and execution of a Health and Safety Management System match to your workplace's size, risks and needs is a most required part of caring your workers and your business. But, managing health and Safety goes beyond rising the plans, rules and steps to avert risks.
Inspite of your best efforts, a employee may still suffer an professional hurt or illness. This may cause the employee to miss time from work. The premiums you have paid to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board are for perfectly this type of position. To be used to pay the worker while they are off work and recovering from their damage. But, if the damage requires the worker to be off work for an extended period of time, or if your group suffer {numerous lost time injuries in a year the WSIB can apply a surcharge to your WSIB premiums and goal your firm for a WSIB Workwell audit. This is because the fee of an injury is much more than you consider. Current WSIB costs average $19,560 per lost time damage*. These are costs linked with the WSIB administering the claim. Not to mention any connected medical costs for doctors visits cure etc.
The result to this is workplace damage claims supervision and the growth and implementation of rapid and Safe Return to Work program for your hurt employees. The program requires the hurt worker, workers surgeon and employer to work jointly to identify modified and safe work which would allow the worker to comeback to work while they are recovering from their damage instead of staying at home.
Also, a claims management specialist may be capable identify through a review of the claim information other contributing features beyond the employer's avert that may have lead to the damage. This would then enable employer to apply for and receive "cost relief" for the claim.
So successfully managing Health and Safety requires the employer to not only identify and avert risks, but to also control all workplace damage illness claims.
Synergy Advantage Group working together with its partnered companies can provide you the following services:
WSIB Claims Management
NEER statement evaluations
Legal representation in WSIB claims matters
Development of Health and Safety Management Systems include Early and protected Return to Work Programs
