JOB CORPS INJURY/ILLNESS

REDUCTION INITIATIVE

OVERALL GOALS

Annually Reduce the Injury/Illness Rate by 3% per 100 employees/ Students

Annually Increase the Timeliness of Filing Claims by 5%

Annually Reduce Rate of Employee Lost Production Days By 2%

BASELINE (STARTING POINT) FOR J0B CORPS

(1) Injury Illness Rate in FY97

1.05 per students100

(2) Timeliness in filing injury/ illness claims with OWCP FY98 39.9% on time

FY 2000 YEAR END RESULTS

FY 2000 DOL RESULTS

GOAL 1 – Injury/Illness Rate

Target: 3.60 per 100 employees

Actual: 3.50 per 100 employees

FY2000 DOL RESULTS:

Goal 2 – Timeliness of Filing Injury Claims

Target: 60% claims timely

DOL Actual: 57% claims timely

Job Corps - 40.2% timely

FY 2000 DOL Results

Goal 3 – Lost Production Days

Target: 56.2 days

Actual: 57.1 days

FY 2001 JOB CORPS DATA

The most frequent injury types for Job Corps students are: slip, trips, and falls struck by and struck against

FY 2000 AND 2001

Job Corps Student Injuries occur most frequently in dormitories, recreation and on

Center grounds

FY 2001 DOL and Job Corps

Goal 1 – Reduce injury/Illness Rate by 3% (3.49 case per 100

employees/students)

DOL result: 2nd qtr – 3.79

Job Corps result: 2nd qtr - 1.30

FY 2001 DOL and Job Corps Goal

Goal 2 – 65% of Injury/Illness Claims Filed Timely

DOL Result: 2nd Qtr - 52.1%

Job Corps Result: 2nd qtr – 32.6%

FY 2001 DOL and Job Corps Goals: (3)

Goal 3 – Reduce Rate of Lost Production Days by 2%

FY 2001 GOALS

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

Goal 1 – Reduce Injury/Illness Rate Accountability for results throughout

organization Management support Employee Involvement Hazard Recognition Hazard Abatement Accident Review Boards Training and education

Goal 2: Improve Timeliness of Filing Injury Claims

Claims filed with OWCP within 10 work days/14 calendar days from date form received from student

- Date in block 23 on CA-1 Form

- Date in block 26 on CA-2 Form

Proper coding of “Type of Injury” and“Source of Injury” - no “insufficient data” codes

GOAL 2 STRATEGIES:

Electronic filing of injury/illness

Forms

- Significantly improve timely filing DOL injury claims.

- Provide accurate, detailed, real-time data on DOL injury/Illnesses

Goal 2 Strategies: Electronic Filing Feature

- Web Based – Through Labor Net

- Desk top availability CA-1 CA-2 forms

- Electronic transmission from J C workers’ compensation

coordinator to OWCP

Injury Definitions and Filing Procedures

First Aid Injury

Any one time treatment, and follow up visit for minor scratches, cuts burns or splinters whether provided by physician or other registered professional personnel

Processing First Aid Injuries

- Record on OSHA 2014 log

- Record on CA-1 or CA-2 form and file in student’s medical file

- Pink copy of form marked “First

Aid” sent to OASAM Safety and

Health Manager

Serious Injuries not

Resulting in Separation

Injuries requiring medical treatment beyond first aid – may include lost time

Processing Serious Injuries - No Separation

- Record on OSHA 2014 Log

- Record on CA-1 or CA-2 form and file in Student’s medical file

- Pink copy of form to OASAM

Safety and Health Manager

Serious Injuries Resulting in Separation

Injuries requiring significant medical attention and serious enough to result in student’s separation from Job Corps

Processing Serious Injuries Resulting in Separation

- Record on OSHA 2014 log

- Record on CA-1 or CA-2 forward form to Of WC Programs

- Pink copy to the OASAM Safety and Health Manager (if death, notify OASAM within six hours)