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6 Principles For An Effective Injury Prevention Program

At distribution company Metcash, the rate of strain and sprain musculoskeletal disorders was high and trending upwards. And yet within 12 months, the number of Lost Time Injuries had reduced by 79%. At the same time, wage costs reduced by over $100,000 and WorkCover premiums by a projected total of $557,634. In just one year. How had so many injuries suddenly been prevented?

Musculoskeletal injuries are at epidemic proportions throughout the workforce and have become a costly burden for the economy. It’s estimated that the cost of workplace injuries on a business’ bottom line due to loss of productivity and treatment costs is as much as $60 billion1.

The impact of this on your business is huge – claims costs, productivity drain, WorkCover premiums. The list goes on.

The trend in the market place is that injury costs keep growing, despite health and safety initiatives, despite injury management being everyone’s focus.

Faced with this, we assume that injuries are inevitable.

That business always comes with risk.

That doing the best for our workers means simply managing their claims as best we can.

But what about instead of simply managing injuries, you could actually prevent them?

[1] Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics, Australia, 2014

Cost Of Workplace Injuries

$60 billion

By implementing a more proactive injury prevention system your business could experience:

• A significant reduction in Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) and Medical Treatment Injuries {MTIs)

• Reduced time lost offsite

• A drop in WorkCover premiums

• Fitter, more engaged workers

• Improved productivity

• Lower levels of absenteeism and presenteeism

• Less staff turnover

• Improved industrial relations

• Fewer treatments per injury

• A significant reduction in claims costs

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