Workplace accidents are quite common, but these accidents can cost you a lot if you are an employer. It is not only difficult to get people back on job once they have suffered an injury, but is also time consuming and expensive. The truth is, even if employers and employees do everything correctly, matters can still slip out of hand in no time.
While a company should take every measure to ensure that employee are safe and do not get injured in premises, if they still do, certain steps can be taken to minimize their recovery time as well as the claim cost. The following steps will help you manage expenses, time, and effort involved with the different aspects of workers’ compensation claims against your business.
Educate Employees and Supervisors
Every situation can be dealt with much ease if employees have a better understanding of their rights and supervisors know how to deal with such situations. This can only happen if the company ensures that training and education is taking place for everyone, including supervisors and managers. You can distribute handbooks, arrange presentations and even have demos for a more interactive learning process.
Act Swiftly After an Injury
If you want to control your workers’ compensation claims after an accident then make sure you attend to it swiftly. Your management team should hurry the process and realize that hesitating to report a case will only result in an increased cost. To make sure that each case is reported swiftly, the safety team needs to arrive at the accident spot as soon as possible and assist the injured person.
Thoroughly Investigate Every Accident
Just getting to the accident spot in time is not enough, you also need to make sure that every accident is being investigated thoroughly. Once the injured employee is given medical care, the next step is to investigate how the accident took place. All information should be formally compiled and every witness should be taken into account. Check if there are any CCTV footages of the accidents and keep them as evidence. A superior should also decide whether there is a need to call any authorities for further investigation.
Track Employee’s Recovery
During the recovery period, it is important that a company appoints a medical person or a manager to keep a check on the employee. They need to make sure that the treatment plan recommend by the doctor is being followed and the money is going in right place.
Make a Return-To-Work Plan
Employee compensation ends when the injured person returns back to work, safe and sound. Supervisors need to make sure that getting back to work is a smooth transition where they describe the employee his/her new modified goals and the standard procedure on how to achieve them. They should keep a check on their progress. Ultimately, whatever steps you take need to make sure that the employee’s return to work is quick and easy.At the end of the day, companies need to stay updated with the latest workers’ compensation trends and pay special attention to any developments in this area. Our professionals at, Stuttgart Insurance Solutions are well versed in California Worker Compensation laws and can assist you with an insurance plan specially designed to cater to your needs.
