Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine March 2021

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managers/supervisors, and the injured employee themselves? • Proper Documentation – The Return to Work Program Document will have templates for Work Injury Report, Acceptance/Rejection of Light Duty by the Employee, Transitional Work Log, Training Records, etc… • Notice to Medical Provider - You will need the treating medical provider to let you know what restrictions an injured employee has and what roles they are cleared for as they continue to mend. As always, feel free to reach out to discuss Return to Work programs more in depth. We at Cross Pointe are happy to help you implement a program tailored for you. The final thought I want to leave you with today is D on’t Wait – the time to put this in place is now, before your employee is injured .

• After 6 weeks off that percentage drops to 50%; • After 52 weeks off there is only a 1% chance that employee returns to work! By getting them back into your business sooner, you are significantly increasing the chances that the injured employee returns to their original role within your company at all. Minimizing Lost Productivity – By increasing the likelihood that an injured worker does return to their job, you are decreasing the chances of needing to hire and train a new employee for that role. We all know that training new employees is costly and time consuming. Also, while the goal is to get the injured employee back to their original role as quickly as possible, they are still providing value while on light duty as well! Now that you know the benefits, let’s touch on the key components of a Return to Work Program. • Identifying Regular Work duties of your employees and Modified or Alternate Work duties employees are able to perform with medical restrictions. • Determine responsibilities of all employees associated with the program itself. After an employee is injured, what are the responsibilities of management, the program administrator,

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Nick Hall