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SAFETY PROGRAM
       & COST CONTROL
          GUIDEBOOK

––––––––––––––––
A workers compensation program to help prevent injuries,
reduce costs and make a substantial difference in your
company’s bottom line
It’s posted on your breakroom bulletin board, and it’s mentioned in
your employee manual…

“Our Company is committed to workplace safety.”
   But is your commitment written down in a company
                   safety program?

An effective safety program can help prevent injuries, reduce costs and
make a substantial contribution to your bottom line. The most effective
safety program is one that is fully integrated into the way your company
conducts its business. You should focus your safety program on the
systems and processes that have the greatest potential to cause injury.
Table of Contents

                                                                                Safety Programs Save Big Bucks                      1

                                                                                Getting Started                                     5

                                                                                 1. Managing Leadership & Commitment                 6

                                                                                 2. Assignment of Responsibility                     7

                                                                                 3. Hazard Identification & Control                  8

                                                                                 4. Employee & Supervisor Training                   9

                                                                                 5. Safety Incentives                               10

                                                                                 6. Workplace Conditioning                          12

                                                                                 7. Medical Assistance & Emergencies                13

                                                                                 8. Return to Work                                  15

                                                                                 9. Accident & Incident Investigation               15

                                                                                10. Accident Reporting & Recordkeeping Activities   16

                                                                                Measuring the Progress                              17

                                                                                Key Loss Control Elements Self Rating Worksheet     19

                                                                                Ten Step Written Program Check-off Worksheet        20

Safety and Loss Prevention Department                                           Model Safety Program                                21
Phone: 385.351.8103
Toll-Free: 800.446.2667 ext. 8103.                                              Employee’s Report of Accident                       22
Fax: 385.351.8259
                                                                                Supervisor’s Report of Accident                     23
Copyright © 2004 Workers Compensation Fund. No part of this booklet may be
copied or reproduced without permission from the Safety Department of Workers   Contact Directory                                   24
Compensation Fund.
SAFETY PROGRAMS SAVE BIG BUCKS

A company with an effective safety program in place will have fewer
accidents, which translates into lower net insurance costs through
lower direct claims costs. This is illustrated by the following example:

                  HOW ACCIDENTS AFFECT THE BOTTOM LINE

                                      ESTIMATED       RATE PER $100
                                                                           PREMIUM
                                       PAYROLL         OF PAYROLL
       COMPANY A
                                      $500,000             $10             $50,000

 EXPERIENCE MODIFIER                                       1.71             x 1.71

 TOTAL PREMIUM                                                             $85,500

 ADDITIONAL COST                                                           $35,500

NOTE: Other debits may apply for lack of a safety program, which fails to abate hazards
and control accidents, further increasing total premium.

                                      ESTIMATED       RATE PER $100
                                                                           PREMIUM
                                       PAYROLL         OF PAYROLL
       COMPANY B
                                      $500,000             $10             $50,000

 EXPERIENCE MODIFIER                                       0.67             x 0.67

 TOTAL PREMIUM                                                             $33,500

 COST SAVINGS                                                              $16,500

NOTE: Other credits may apply for a good safety program, which controls hazards and
reduces accidents, further reducing total premium.

           Total savings for Company B over Company A: $52,000

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SAFETY PROGRAMS SAVE BIG BUCKS                                                SAFETY PROGRAMS SAVE BIG BUCKS

Similar to the invisible portion of an iceberg, there are a number of indi-   Few employers understand the additional sales and productivity efforts
rect costs associated with accidents that are not as easily seen. These       required to make up for lost profits associated with accidents. The two
indirect costs have been estimated to be from five to 50 times the            following examples show how a company can calculate the revenues
size of the direct costs. An effective safety program will mean less          needed to maintain profit margins and cover the cost of accidents.
money is spent on things such as repairing damaged equipment, lost
time to fill out accident reports, time/money spent on hiring and training    Calculating how much a company would have to make up in sales
replacement personnel and lost productivity/quality because less              to pay for a claim:
experienced employees replace key injured employees.
                                                                              1. Using premium to calculate needed sales:
                                                                                 Losses versus Cost
                                                                                 Cost of insurance divided by % profit margin = amount of sales
                                                                                 needed to pay for the claims. Example:
                                      DIRECT COSTS:
                                                                              2. Using injury cost to calculate needed sales:
                                      • Medical Costs
                                      • Lost Wages                                    $400,000 in premiums
                                                                                                                  =    $4 million in sales
                                      • Higher Insurance Premiums                              10%

                                          INDIRECT COSTS:                        Determine accident costs and choose an amount in the column
                                          • Lost Production —                    “Total Injury Cost”. Look at the “Profit Margin” columns and choose
                                             worker distraction
                                                                                 the profit margin. The box where the “Profit Margin” column and
            5–50 TIMES
                                          • Training Costs —                     “Total Injury Cost” row meet is the additional revenue that must be
         THE DIRECT COST
                                             replacement worker                  produced to retain the profit margin. Example:
                                          • Loss of Skill/Efficiency —
                                             slowed production                   Total Injury Cost = $10,000. Profit Margin = 3 percent.
                                          • Paperwork                            Gross Revenue Increases Required = $333,000.
                                          • Administrative Time
                                                                                 There must be $333,000 in additional revenues to cover $10,000 in
                                          • Loss of Morale
                                                                                 accident and injury costs to maintain a 3% profit margin.
                                          • Legal Issues
                                          • Product Replacement                  (see chart on next page)

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SAFETY PROGRAMS SAVE BIG BUCKS                                                              GETTING STARTED

     GROSS REVENUE INCREASES REQUIRED TO COVER INJURY COSTS                                 Once your company, especially management, is committed to develop-
                                                                                            ing a safety program, the hardest part is getting started. It is important
                                                                                            to realize that one generic safety program will not fit every company.
     TOTAL                                    PROFIT MARGIN                                 Your company must develop a personalized program in order for you
    INJURY                                                                                  and your employees to have an ownership and belief in it.
     COST                1%                3%                 5%               10%
                                                                                            As you develop and write your program, emphasize how effective the
     $1,000           100,000            33,000            20,000            10,000         program is in operation, not necessarily how well it is written. It is also
                                                                                            important to obtain feedback and suggestions from every department
     $5,000           500,000           167,000           100,000            50,000         in your company including your supervisors, your company doctor, and
                                                                                            especially your employees. Be objective and open to recommendations
    $10,000         1,000,000           333,000           200,000            100,000        from everyone. If employees have input into the program, they are more
                                                                                            likely to support and adhere to it.
    $50,000         5,000,000          1,667,000         1,000,000           500,000
                                                                                            INTEGRATED SAFETY PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
    $100,000        10,000,000         3,333,000         2,000,000         1,000,000
                                                                                            1. Management Leadership & Commitment
    $500,000        50,000,000        16,667,000        10,000,000         5,000,000
                                                                                            2. Assignment of Responsibility
Adapted from: H. W. Heinrich, Industrial Accident Prevention, First edition, McGraw-Hill,   3. Hazard Identification & Control
New York, 1931.
                                                                                            4. Employee & Supervisor Training
                                                                                            5. Safety Incentives
                                                                                            6. Workplace Conditioning
                                                                                            7. Medical Assistance & Emergencies
                                                                                            8. Return to Work
                                                                                            9. Accident & Incident Investigation
                                                                                            10. Accident Reporting & Recordkeeping Activities

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GETTING STARTED                                                           GETTING STARTED

1. MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP & COMMITMENT                                     ___ Review hiring practices. Evaluate prospective employees’ safety
                                                                              attitudes and knowledge in addition to job qualifications.
Your employees will understand your management’s true feelings by
their example, regardless of what is posted on your bulletin board.       ___ Consider safety when evaluating an employee’s or supervisor’s
Be committed! Believe in safety! Believe that an effective safety pro-        overall job performance.
gram can help prevent injuries, reduce costs and make a positive con-
                                                                          ___ Include job safety and health items in meetings with employees.
tribution to the bottom line (check off as completed).
 3 Be committed!
___                                                                       ___ Publicize accidents and “close calls” (without listing names) so
                                                                              other employees will be aware of the potential for injury.
___ Prepare and sign a policy statement regarding management’s posi-
    tion on employee safety, and post it where everyone can read it.      ___ After initial efforts begin to succeed, implement a program for safety
___ Call a meeting with all employees to discuss safety and health            incentives and employee recognition.
    matters.
                                                                          ___ Develop and implement policies for responding to emergencies
___ Establish company and department safety goals.                            resulting from job related injuries, chronic medical conditions and
                                                                              natural disasters.
___ Review EPA, OSHA, MSHA, DOT, etc., statutory requirements that
    apply to the specific type of business, and, if necessary, request    ___ Recognize and acknowledge safe work practices. Discipline
    assistance from the Safety Department of WCF.                             employees for safety violations as you would any other breech of
                                                                              company policy.
___ Prepare a list of appropriate safety rules and requirements to gov-
    ern work within the company.                                          ___ Review the company safety program periodically and make chang-
                                                                              es where needed.
___ If the company owns or operates vehicles, implement vehicle safe-
    ty rules including a mandatory seat belt policy.
                                                                          2. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
___ Require and document regular safety meetings with supervisors
                                                                          Each employee’s safety and health must be a company’s foremost value.
    and employees. Members of senior management should attend
                                                                          The goals and objectives of the company should support this value.
    meetings periodically.
                                                                          EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES:
___ Respond to employees’ suggestions in a timely manner.
                                                                          ___ Assign a key member of management to be responsible for the
___ Develop and implement a drug and alcohol-free workplace pro-              company’s safety program. Make certain the authority to do the job
    gram that includes drug testing.                                          is equal to the responsibility. Provide the necessary training and
                                                                              resources to ensure success.

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GETTING STARTED                                                                  GETTING STARTED

___ Assign first line supervisors the responsibility and accountability for      ___ List the hazards and determine who is qualified to train and how to
    safety in their regular work areas. Supervisors should have the                  best present hazard awareness prevention information to your
    responsibility and authority to develop safe work practices, correct             employees.
    physical hazards, train employees and enforce safety rules.
                                                                                 ___ Clearly define all hazards and develop methods to eliminate or con-
EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES:                                                           trol the hazards.

___ Accept responsibility for your own and your co-workers’ safety on the job.   ___ What methods will be used to protect employees from the hazard:

___ Follow the employer’s safety and health policies. Identify and help              • SUBSTITUTION
    control hazards in your immediate work area.
                                                                                     • ENGINEERING
___ Do not undertake a job that appears unsafe.                                      • ADMINISTRATIVE

___ Immediately report all unsafe conditions to your supervisor.                     • PPE

___ Use required safety devices and proper personal protective safety
    equipment (PPE).
                                                                                 4. EMPLOYEE & SUPERVISOR TRAINING
___ Report all accidents to your supervisor prior to the end of the shift.
                                                                                 ___ During orientation, train employees how to deal with
                                                                                     emergencies, basic job hazards, how to report hazards
                                                                                     and other items.
3. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & CONTROL
                                                                                 ___ Develop risk-specific programs and training required by state and
A hazard identification and control program helps prevent accidents,                 federal law, such as hazard communication, hearing conservation,
injuries and associated costs, such as downtime and retraining.                      lockout/tagout, confined space entry, bloodborne pathogens, motor
Develop a program to help your employees recognize hazards and                       vehicle restraints, forklift operation, heavy equipment operation and
unsafe conditions, equipment, processes, behavior, etc.
                                                                                     fall protection. The required training should be conducted at hire
___ Review your operations for hazards that are inherent in the work                 and repeated as necessary.
    such as mobile equipment movement, toxic chemicals, paper cuts,
    heavy object weight and hot equipment.                                       ___ Evaluate hazard control effectiveness. Make adjustments
                                                                                     as needed.
___ Review operations for anything that may cause an accident or inju-
    ry such as faulty equipment, not following procedures, emergencies           ___ As permitted by the Americans with Disabilities Act, assess new and
    and poor housekeeping.                                                           current employees to ensure that their abilities meet the job require-
                                                                                     ments so that any unnecessary risk of stress/fatigue is minimized.

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GETTING STARTED                                                             GETTING STARTED

___ Provide ongoing training to reinforce, refresh, provide new informa-    ___ Solicit input and suggestions from employees. This helps gain
    tion, and keep hazard awareness high.                                       support for the program.

___ Provide ongoing training with periodic safety meetings, safety sur-     ___ Outline the plan. Decide before hand:
    veys and inspections, verbal reminders, refresher training classes
                                                                                • Whom to include
    and spot inspections.
                                                                                • How to administer the program
___ Provide additional training for supervisors in hazard recognition and
    control methods, identification of safe and unsafe work practices,          • What the incentives will be
    and how to conduct a job safety analysis.                                   • What your time frame is

___ Document all training activities.                                           • How to monitor progress and

___ Employees should be trained how to properly use the personal pro-           • How to introduce the program
    tective equipment required for their job, along with the limitations
                                                                            ___ Check and re-check the costs and time involved. The plan should
    of the equipment.
                                                                                encourage and reward safe work practices. All who qualify should
                                                                                be recognized.

5. SAFETY INCENTIVES                                                        ___ Choose an incentive. Incentives could include items such as mugs,
                                                                                hats, shirts, etc., or drawings for prizes, pizza parties, bonuses, gift
Safety incentive programs are used to keep safety awareness and
                                                                                certificates or whatever your imagination suggests.
hazard recognition at a high level. Keeping this level high helps to
decrease accident rates and associated costs. Incentive programs            ___ Publicize your program. Pick a start date and inform participants
may be set up to reward an individual, a group or both. Rewarding
                                                                                in advance. Use the start date to re-emphasize your commitment
groups helps create “team safety” in which group members watch out
                                                                                to safety.
for each other.
                                                                            ___ Regularly review the results and let participants know what is hap-
___ Define your goals. Determine what you want to accomplish such as            pening with efforts to reach goals.
    increasing safety meeting attendance or reducing recordable inju-
    ries. Find a baseline, and set specific numbers to be reached. Put      ___ Adjust the program as needed. Different incentives may be needed
    goals in writing.                                                           to refresh the program. Goals and time periods may need to be
                                                                                adjusted.

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GETTING STARTED                                                             GETTING STARTED

6. WORKPLACE CONDITIONING                                                   ___ Participate in a workplace conditioning program to build
                                                                                muscle strength.
Strains and sprains are among the most common causes of lost work
time and high workers compensation claims costs. The impact can be          ___ Do appropriate warm ups and stretches daily.
felt for years.
                                                                            ___ Always wear properly fitting shoes.

                                                                            ___ Nourish your muscles by eating a well-balanced diet.
          STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING A WORKPLACE CONDITIONING PROGRAM

     1. Identify the muscle groups/joints of highest risk.
        • Review injury history for trends (back, shoulders, etc.).         7. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE & EMERGENCIES
        • Evaluate work tasks for greatest injury potential, i.e., heavy
          weights, high repetitions, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing,
                                                                            All companies should have emergency medical procedures and desig-
          extended reaches, etc.                                            nated providers for handling injury accidents. A Return to Work pro-
                                                                            gram should be in place to minimize the amount of time employees are
     2. Develop a conditioning routine including:                           away from work due to occupational injuries.
        • General--whole-body warm up.
        • Specific higher risk muscle/joint area warm ups and stretches.    ___ Inform employees of the designated medical provider policy.
     3. Survey employees for needful modifications of the conditioning
                                                                            ___ Written plans should be developed to deal with natural disasters
        routines (individual employees’ physicians or therapists may
        offer appropriate alternative warm ups or stretches).                   such as a flood, earthquake, severe snowstorm or high wind. If
                                                                                flammables or chemicals are used in the workplace, emergency
     4. Assign groups/group leaders and instruct leaders in proper              procedures should include spill response in addition to planning for
        conditioning routines, techniques, times of sessions, etc.              a fire emergency. Any employees required to perform emergency
                                                                                response duties should be properly trained.

                                                                            ___ Require employees to report injuries and accidents, no matter how
                                                                                minor, to their supervisor prior to the end of the shift.
PREVENTION TIPS:
No one is immune to sprains and strains, but here are some tips devel-      ___ Provisions should be made to deal with medical emergencies aris-
oped by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to help reduce              ing from an employee’s personal medical situation, such as a heart
your injury risk:                                                               condition, epilepsy, diabetes or prescription drug reaction.

___ Warm up before any moderate to strenuous activity.

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GETTING STARTED                                                                   GETTING STARTED

___ Maintain well-stocked first aid supplies and eye wash stations. If                availability and what transitional duty can be arranged if needed.
    employees are to be designated first responders, first aid and CPR
    training should be provided.                                                  ___ Providing daily contact with the recovering employee to help deter-
                                                                                      mine readiness for transitional duty, or full return to work with a
                                                                                      work release from the medical provider.

8. RETURN TO WORK PROGRAMS                                                        ___ Keeping a record of all efforts and contacts with and on behalf of
                                                                                      the recovering employee.
Every safety program should include a Return to Work (RTW) program.
RTW programs provide loss prevention and benefits for both the com-               ___ Review the RTW program with legal council.
pany and the employees. Benefits include lower workers compensation
costs*, a decrease in employee time away from the job, an increase in
employee morale, an improvement in overall productivity, an enhance-
ment of company image, etc. Elements of RTW programs include:                     9. ACCIDENT & INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

*NCCI discounts medical-only claims – resulting in a lower experience modifier.   ___ Employees should be required to report all close calls, incidents
                                                                                      and injuries, no matter how minor, to their supervisor prior to the
___ Assigning someone to oversee the program.                                         end of the shift.

___ Writing a policy statement describing RTW as a benefit that the               ___ Establish procedures for the key safety person to immediately
    company provides whenever possible, and that employees have a                     investigate all “near-miss,” property damage, and injury accidents
    responsibility to accept transitional duty upon being given a                     or incidents. This is fact-finding, not fault finding.
    restricted work release from a doctor.
                                                                                  ___ The investigations should determine the who, what, when, where,
___ Publicizing the policy at orientation and to all employees.                       why and how of the incident.

___ Reviewing current work assignments and job descriptions to see                ___ Document findings and communicate the pertinent details of the
    which might be considered transitional duty possibilities. Further                incident or accident to all employees.
    review might be necessary at the time you receive a restricted work
    release from the doctor.                                                      ___ Specific corrective actions should be taken to prevent a reoccur-
                                                                                      rence. A follow-up review should be conducted to ensure correc-
___ Determining wage levels for transitional duty.                                    tive actions have been effective. Ensure employees understand any
                                                                                      corrective actions.
___ Contacting medical providers to let them know RTW is available at
    your company.                                                                 ___ Analyze accident/investigative reports for trends in your safety pro-
                                                                                      gram’s needs.
___ Assisting medical providers when injury occurs to determine work
                                                                                  See pages 22 and 23 for samples of Investigation Forms

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GETTING STARTED                                                             MEASURING THE PROGRESS

10. ACCIDENT REPORTING & RECORDKEEPING ACTIVITIES                           Once a program has been implemented, its effectiveness can be
                                                                            measured.
Promptly complete and transmit the Employer’s First Report of Injury form
                                                                            Two formulas that can be used to do this are the total recordable case
to Workers Compensation Fund, using one of the following methods.           rate and the case rate of days of restricted work activity or job transfer
     • WCF Web page: www.wcfgroup.com                                       (DART). All OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses are used to calculate
                                                                            the total recordable case rate. Only injuries and illnesses involving
     • First Report of Injury Hotline: 385.351.8285                         OSHA lost workdays, restricted days of work, or job transfer are used
      or toll free: 800.561.8008                                            to calculate the DART.
     • Fax to: 385.351.8275
                                                                            Restricted days of work are days when the employee is unable to per-
     • Mail to: W
                 orkers Compensation Fund                                  form his/her normal job duties over a normal work shift, even though
                100 West Towne Ridge Parkway                                the employee is able to continue working. The day the injury occurs or
                Sandy, UT 84070                                             illness begins is not counted.
___ Maintain up-to-date reports of all accidents and incidents, including   Rates can be calculated for any time period, but are usually done for a
    follow-up and closeout information.                                     12-month period of time to allow comparisons to be made.

___ Complete and maintain an OSHA 300 Log of Recordable Injuries if         To calculate the Total Recordable Case Rate:
    your company has more than 10 employees (this can be done via
    our Web site, www.wcfgroup.com). Post the 300A summary page                1. Determine what 12-month period of time will be evaluated.
    each year beginning February 1st – April 30th.                             2. Divide the total number of all recordable injuries & illnesses
                                                                                  by the total number of employee hours worked during that
___ Maintain safety inspections and maintenance logs required for your            same period.
    operations such as overhead cranes, mobile cranes, scaffold, fork-
    lifts, respiratory protective equipment, etc.                              3. Multiply the result by 200,000
                                                                               Multiplying by 200,000 produces a rate equivalent to 100 employees,
___ Complete and review self-inspections to insure that hazards identi-        working 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year.
    fied are promptly corrected.
                                                                               Total Recordable Case Rate =
___ Maintain records of all safety meetings and training sessions,
    including topics covered and those employees in attendance.
                                                                                   Total injuries + Total Illnesses
                                                                                                                        x 200,000
                                                                                      Employee Hours Worked

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MEASURING THE PROGRESS                                                           KEY LOSS CONTROL WORKSHEET

To calculate the DART Rate:
                                                                                    KEY LOSS CONTROL ELEMENTS SELF RATING WORKSHEET
     1. Determine what 12-month period of time will be evaluated.
                                                                                                                                                   NEEDS
     2. Divide the total number of cases involving days away from work                                                               YES   NO
                                                                                                                                                IMPROVEMENT
        plus cases involving job transfer or restricted work days by the total
                                                                                  Top management commitment
        number of employee hours worked during the same time period.
                                                                                  Loss control responsibilities assigned
     3. Multiply the result by 200,000.
                                                                                  Standardized hiring policies & procedures
     DART Rate =
                                                                                  Written health & safety program

       Total Cases w/ Days Away From Work                                         Active safety & loss control committee
                         +
         Cases with Days of Job Transfer                                          Enforced safety rules & work practices
               or Restricted Activity                                             Job-specific safety training (language specific)
                                                  x 200,000
               Employee Hours Worked                                              Planned, systematic safety audits

                                                                                  Thorough accident investigations
Tracking the recordable case rate and the DART rate on a yearly or
                                                                                  Claims management policies & procedures
monthly basis will help measure the effectiveness of a company’s safe-
ty program. Careful analysis of accident information can indicate where           Return to Work program
problems might occur such as by shift, process, department, or super-
visor. The ultimate goal is ZERO injuries.                                        Ongoing recordkeeping & data analysis

If the ten basic elements of this Safety Program & Cost Control                   Designated medical providers
Guidebook for employers are adopted and vigorously enforced, your
                                                                                  Substance abuse prevention & testing policy
company will reduce the number of accidents in the workplace.
                                                                                  On & off the job conditioning/wellness program

                                                                                  Effective training

                                                                                  Supervisor accountability
                                                                                  Driver safety

                                                                                 A “No” answer requires corrective action.

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TEN STEP PROGRAM CHECK-OFF WORKSHEET                                       MODEL SAFETY PROGRAM

                                                                           WCF’s Safety and Loss Prevention Department can help you achieve
     TEN STEP WRITTEN PROGRAM CHECK-OFF WORKSHEET
                                                                           your workplace safety goals. Our safety representatives have diverse
                                                   DATE         NEXT       backgrounds and expertise to meet the varied challenges of your
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                                                                           industry. Our programs and services are part of your benefits as a WCF
 Review Date                                                               customer. Most services are at no cost, but some may include fees for
 Management Leadership                                                     labs, equipment rental, etc. A safety representative can help you with:

 Assignment of Responsibility                                              Hazard Recognition & Evaluation:
                                                                           Safety representatives can help you pinpoint unsafe conditions before
 Hazard Awareness
                                                                           a loss occurs.
 Employee & Supervisor Training
                                                                           Safety Training:
 Safety Incentives                                                         A safety representative can assist you with safety training, both at WCF
                                                                           and at your workplace. Check our Web site (www.wcfgroup.com) for a
 Workplace Conditioning/Wellness
                                                                           current list of training seminars.
 Medical Assistance & Emergencies
                                                                           Safety Program Development Assistance:
 Return to Work                                                            A safety representative can provide assistance in safety program devel-
 Accident and Incident Investigation                                       opment. We can help you with a variety of programs, including OSHA
                                                                           required programs.
 Accident Reporting & Recordkeeping Activities
                                                                           Safety Meeting Material:
                                                                           Safety meetings are important and necessary to convey safety informa-
Chart your company’s progress in developing a safety program
                                                                           tion to your employees. Safety topics are available on the WCF Web
                                                                           site (www.wcfgroup.com). Free safety pamphlets on numerous topics
                                                                           are available by calling 385.351.8105, or 800.446.2667, ext. 8105.

                                                                           Contact Us:
                                                                           Feel free to let us know what you need help with, from specific prob-
                                                                           lems to feedback on your safety programs. Call the WCF Safety
                                                                           Department at 385.351.8103, or 800.446.2667, ext. 8105. Please have
                                                                           your company name and policy number ready.

                                                                           Visit us online at www.wcfgroup.com
                                                                           Find safety seminar information, safety and health links and more.

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EMPLOYEE’S REPORT OF ACCIDENT                                                     SUPERVISOR’S REPORT OF ACCIDENT

Employee’s Name: ________________________________Age: ______ Sex: ______          Supervisor’s Name: ______________________________________________________
Job Position/Title: __________________________SSN:_________________________       Injured Employee’s Name: ________________________ Age: ______ Sex: _______
Shift Hours: __________ Days Off: __________ Supervisor’s Name: ____________      Job Position/Title: ________________________ SSN: _________________________
Date of Accident: _______ Time of Accident: _______ Location: _______________     Shift Hours: ________________________ Days Off: ____________________________
Task being performed when accident occurred: ______________________________       Date of Accident: _______ Time of Accident: _______ Location: _______________
Date accident reported: ______________ Time accident reported: _____________      Task being performed when accident occurred: ______________________________
Person accident reported to: _______________________________________________      Date accident reported: ______________ Time accident reported: _____________
Name(s) of witness(es): ___________________________________________________       Person accident reported to: ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     Name(s) of witness(es): ___________________________________________________
Describe how the accident occurred: _______________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     Describe how the accident occurred: _______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
What part of the body was injured? _________________________________________      What part of the body was injured? _________________________________________
Describe the injury in detail: ______________________________________________     Describe the injury in detail: ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
Date and time medical attention was first sought:                                 Date and time medical attention was first sought:
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
Name of doctor and hospital: _______________________________________________      Name of doctor and hospital: _______________________________________________
Can anything be done to prevent accidents of this type? If so, what?___________   Can anything be done to prevent accidents of this type? If so, what?___________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________
Employee Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ___________        Supervisor Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________

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CONTACT DIRECTORY

Workers Compensation Fund
100 West Towne Ridge Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070
phone: 385.351.8000 / 800.446.COMP (2667)
web: www.wcfgroup.com
Workers Compensation Fund – Ogden Branch
1186 East 4600 South #400
Ogden, Utah 84403
phone: 800.611.4550

Workers Compensation Fund – St. George Branch
1453 South Dixie Drive, Suite 100
St. George, Utah 84770
phone: 800.324.9470

Workers Compensation Fund – Orem Branch
580 South State Street
Orem, Utah 84058
phone: 877.259.4923

WCF Customer Service
phone: 385.351.8000 / 1.800.446.COMP (2667)
fax: 385.351.8372

WCF New Claims Reporting
phone: 385.351.8285 / 1.800.561.8008
fax: 385.351.8275

WCF Fraud Hotline
phone: 385.351.8140 / 1.800.446.COMP (2667)

Utah Labor Commission
phone: 801.530.6800 / 800.222.1238
fax: 801.530.6804

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