Supervisor's Role in Injury Claims

(16 min.) An employee reports an injury to the supervisor, but what steps should you take to professionally manage the injury? Should you send the employee to the nearest medical clinic, do in-house First Aid or fill out an injury claim? What happens after a doctor's visit? What happens to the employee and what paperwork is necessary to ensure proper claim management? There are specific procedures you need to follow, to make sure both the employee and the company are properly protected and that legal and insurance requirements are fulfilled. It's the supervisor's responsibility.

Topics covered in this safety video include: make sure the injury or illness is properly attended, ambulance service, attending paramedics or transportation personnel, treatment facility, work-related injury, hospitalization, telephone contact, Authorization for Medical Treatment Form, "return to work" certification from the doctor, Employer's First Report of Occupational Injury or Illness form, "Work status" form, and suspected worker compensation fraud.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.