Return to Work: Getting back is part of getting better

Summary:

  • Introduces return to work (RTW) programs, emphasizing the importance of minimizing the impact of workplace injuries on employees’ lives and families.
  • Highlights early intervention, ongoing communication, and education as critical factors for reducing injury severity and lost time.
  • Discusses transitional duties and proactive planning, encouraging employers to prepare modified tasks before injuries occur to support injured workers effectively.
  • Stresses the value of a designated return to work coordinator to oversee processes, ensure accountability, and maintain efficiency.
  • Emphasizes establishing direct access relationships with healthcare providers for faster assessments and treatment, improving outcomes for both workers and employers.

Intended Audience:

  • Employers, supervisors, managers, HR personnel, and safety professionals seeking to implement or improve return to work programs and reduce the impact of workplace injuries on employees.

Who it’s for:

  • Employers, supervisors, managers, HR personnel, and safety professionals

What you'll learn:

  • What are return to work (RTW) programs, and how they lessen the impact of workplace injuries
  • How early intervention, ongoing communication, and education reduce injury severity and lost time
  • How transitional duties and preparing modified tasks before injuries occur can better support injured workers
  • The value of a return to work coordinator to oversee processes, ensure accountability, and maintain efficiency`
  • How direct access relationships with healthcare providers means faster assessments and treatment, and better outcomes for everyone