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© Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. 2011, no part of this document may be circulated, quoted or reproduced without prior written approval of Sedgwick Claims
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Northern Suburban Northern Suburban Special Education DistrictSpecial Education District
Safety Awareness and Accident Safety Awareness and Accident PreventionPrevention
Mark AlmburgAugust 20, 2012
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1. Workers’ Compensation 101
2. Work Related Incident Reporting
3. Safety Awareness & Accident Prevention
Contents
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In order for a Workers’ Compensation claim to be compensable in Illinois it must:
Be a physical injury as defined under the Illinois Work Comp Act
– Fractures, Lacerations, Strains/Sprains, etc.
The injury must arise out of the employment
• The IL workers’ compensation act is designed for curing the employee from work-related injuries.
The injury must arise in the course of employment
• The IL workers’ compensation act is designed to offer protection only when the employee is actually on the job.
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Injuries sustained at work may be covered by Workers’ Compensation insurance.
CLIC & Sedgwick Recommended Incident Reporting Procedures:
• To ensure proper claim handling report all work accidents/incidents immediately to your Direct Supervisor.
• All incidents need to be reported no later than 24 hours of the incident.
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Why do we need to talk about safety awareness?
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Unsafe Condition
15%
Unsafe Act85%
Too much time is spent looking for unsafe conditions
Unsafe Acts vs. Unsafe Conditions
Safety Awareness
Source: Injury Facts, 2009 Ed.
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NSSED Work Comp StatisticsJuly 1, 2008 through May 1, 2012
275 total claims with an incurred cost of $1,658,189
252 Claims with Medical Payments & 23 Lost Time Claims (time away from work)
Employee groups injured most often are:
• teacher assistants (Para Pro) with 155 claims ($1,189,771)
• teachers with 54 claims ($72,408)
Nature of injury in terms of frequency:
• strains with 54 claims ($1,425,988)
• contusions with 23claims ($48,343)
• Lacerations with 23 claims ($6,064)
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NSSED Loss Trends
#1 Loss Trend – Struck By
Struck by is the most frequently occurring injury cause over the past four years. Struck by claims account for approximately 63% of the workers compensation claims but only 9% of the claim costs. There were 174 struck by claims reported. These incidents include struck by student and struck by a miscellaneous object.
#2 Loss Trend – Slip/Trip/Fall
Slip/trip/fall claims are the second most frequently occurring injury cause over the past four years. They account for approximately 14% of the workers compensation claims and 33% of the claim costs. There were 38 slip/trip/fall claims reported.
#3 Loss Trend – Lifting & Handling
Lifting/handling claims are the third most frequently occurring injury cause over the past four years. They account for approximately 12% of the workers compensation claims and 45% of the total claim costs. There were 34 lifting/handling claims reported.
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Where do you feel safe?
Do you feel safe at home?
Do you feel safe driving your car?
Do you feel safe downtown LaGrange or at the shopping mall?
Do you feel safe at work?
Why Do Accidents Occur?
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Why Do Accidents Occur?
Statistically the workplace is the “Safest Place in our
Lives” much safer than where we live spend our
leisure time, or while driving our cars.
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Why Do Accidents Occur?
Number of DeathsEvery Hour Source: Injury Facts, 2009 Ed.
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3.5
9.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
Disabling Injuries
(Millions)
On-the-JobOff-the-Job
Off vs On-the-Job Injuries – 3:1
Source: Injury Facts, 2009 Ed.
Why Do Accidents Occur?
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Why Do Accidents Occur?
Statistically the workplace is the “Safest Place in our Lives” - much safer than where we live spend our leisure time, or drive
As adults our injury frequency has dropped dramatically from our childhood so it is natural for us to feel that we are “Safe Enough”
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Why Do Accidents Occur?
Statistically the workplace is the “Safest Place in our Lives” - much safer than where we live spend our leisure time, or drive
As adults our injury frequency has dropped dramatically from our childhood so it is natural for us to feel that we are “Safe Enough”
Since we all feel we are safe enough everywhere, we are likely to feel “Complacent” about the risks in the workplace
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Definition of an Accident
Accident = Any unplanned or undesired event, not necessarily resulting in injury, but damaging to property and/or interrupting the activity in process.
Why Do Accidents Occur?
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Preventing Injuries
One of the most important tools you have to support a safe work environment and work practice is
Awareness and Common Sense.
“Common sense is not all that common”
Yogi Berra
Safety Awareness
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SAFETY AWARENESS means having the right attitude and state of mind about safety - both your own and other staff members.
Safety Awareness
Safety Awareness
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Positive safety awareness is created by these factors:
• Attitude
• Being responsible for your actions
• Anticipating problems or hazards
• Correcting problems immediately
• Avoiding complacency
• Being Trainable
Safety Awareness
Safety Awareness
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Safety Awareness
To effectively reduce accidents and injuries, we must begin to look beyond the obvious causes.
All accidents have basic motivating factors. Identifying these motivations is critical in preventing them from creating conditions that lead to
“AT RISK BEHAVIORS”
What causes accidents?
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Deliberate At-Risk Behavior
Unintentional At-Risk Behavior
Habitual At-Risk Behavior
Three Types of At-Risk Behavior
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Hazards vary by job and workplace and from work to the road and home but:
Basic injury patterns remain constant
Lack of knowledge about hazards or procedures is rarely a factor
Safety Awareness
What causes accidents?
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Safety Awareness
• Rushing
• Frustration
• Fatigue
• Complacency
One or more of these 4 states of mind cause or contribute to the Four Critical Errors that cause most accidents
Four States of Mind
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Safety Awareness
• Eyes not on the task
• Mind not on the task
• Being in the line of fire
• Loss of Balance/Traction/Grip
Four Critical Errors
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CLOSE CALLS AND NEAR MISSES
CUTS, BRUISES, SCRAPES
MINOR INJURIES
MAJOR
Injury Risk PyramidInjury Risk Pyramid
30 Major Injuries
300 Minor Injuries (recordable)
3,000 Minor Injuries (first aid)
30,000 Hazards
Safety Awareness
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How Do You Improve a Skill?
Safety Awareness
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Help People See the Patterns
Safety Awareness
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Safety Awareness
Frustration
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Fatigue
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Complacency
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1.Work on identifying the 4 state so you don’t make a critical error
2.Analyze close calls and small errors
3.Look at others for the patterns that increase the risk of injury (AT RISK BEHAVIORS)
4.Start to work on your districts Safety Critical habits
Safety Awareness
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1.Work on identifying the 4 state so you don’t make a critical error. (Rushing, Frustration, Fatigue, Complacency)
2.Analyze close calls and small errors (to prevent agonizing over the big ones).
3.Look at others for the patterns that increase the risk of injury (AT RISK BEHAVIORS)
4.Start to work on your districts Safety Critical habits
Be Aware and Be SafeThank You
