Performing Safety, Accident, and Workers Comp Investigations
About This Event
When an accident happens, some degree of confusion generally follows. An employer has compliance obligations that its investigations are thorough, objective, and professional and an honest attempt to fulfill its obligations to employees to provide a safe place to work. Without a trained investigator performing investigations, such quality investigation becomes much less likely. In an accident with injury, it may also be necessary to review the validity of workers compensation claim(s). This training program will focus on safety investigations and the interplay between OHSA and Workers Compensation.
Why Should You Attend:
Most businesses are required by law to cover workers’ occupational injuries though insurance or by self-insurance. Such “no fault” insurance comprises a compensation bargain to employees who have sustained occupational injuries. However, sometimes employers have claims such as the circumstances warrant a review from those who run responsible companies.
Any type of sloppily conducted employer investigation is hard to defend compliance-wise and may even incur greater liability upon an employer. However, a sloppy accident investigation also increases the likelihood of a similar accident reoccurring. Even worse, such actions, or lack of action, sends a message to employees that their employer does not take their safety seriously.
The presence of solid safety investigation protocols lessens the probability of an accident occurring as unsafe conditions can be discovered before an accident can occur. This webinar will address how employers can instill good fact-finding processes to uncover unsafe working conditions. The course will discuss good safety accident investigation procedures to heighten safety awareness in the workplace.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Why are you required to do investigations in accidents and near miss situations?
The interplay between OHSA and Workers Compensation.
How safety investigations differ from other types of HR related investigations.
How to avoid having to scrutinize Workers Compensation claims.
Scrutinizing a Workers Compensation claim.
Policies, procedures and protocols to have in place.
Indicators of professional investigations.
How to take a complaint.
Procedures and process to follow in the event of an accident.
How to interview witnesses.
What to do when people will not cooperate.
Report writing tips.
Who Will Benefit:
Safety personnel
Employee relations personnel
Plant managers and supervisors
HR professionals and managers who must perform safety investigations
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