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SCIENCE AND FUNCTION
How to Prevent and Manage Workplace InjuriesBy Terry Lawson, PT, CAE
13th Annual ASSE Symposium
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Functional Testing
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What is Functional Employment Testing?
• A series of medically accepted, scientific, and legally defensible objective tests and measurements performed for the purpose of:
Determining an individual’s ability to safely perform the physical demands of the essential functionsof their job.
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Two Main Classifications of Functional Employment Testing
• PRE-EMPLOYMENT– Pre-offer “Agilities” testing (minimal utility)– Post-offer
• Almost any testing- medical, etc...• A contingent job offer…pending completion of…drug screen,
functional test…etc
• POST-EMPLOYMENT (EXISTING WORKERS)– Post-injury
• Determine “legitimacy” and “extent”– Accept or deny case– Accurate transitional (modified) duty– Specify rehab baselines, goals, and progress (FCE)
– Fit for Duty • Uninjured
– Single out “at-risk” employees, determine “fitness for duty” by objectives
• Injured– Occupational or non-occupational upon release to return to full
duty– Functional Capacity Evaluation
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Can An Employer Deny Employment To An
Individual Without Liability Under
Anti-Discrimination Laws?
FIRST…CAN YOU DO IT?
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YES!!!For Two Reasons...
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1. The Employee Cannot PerformThe Essential Functions Of The Job.
- Standards must be related to business necessity.- If an individual is disabled, reasonable
accommodation should be considered. - (they still need to be able to do the essential functions)
An employer is not required to hire or retain an individual who cannot perform the ‘essential functions’ of a job.
(EEOC TAM 4.4)
THE EMPLOYER MUST CONSIDER:
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2. An Individual Is In Direct Threat of Harm
- Imminent risk of Substantial harm to themselves or others
- Actual risk, not speculative
An employer is not required to hire or retain an individual who would pose a ‘direct threat’ to health or safety.
(EEOC TAM 4.4)
THE EMPLOYER MUST SHOW:
(EEOC TAM 4.5)
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- Based on objective measurements related to “business necessity” (essential functions)
- Valid and reliable- Defensible
Employment TestingMust Be...
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Essential Functions:1.Using Hand Tools: Hand tools up to 10
lbs., 0-60”, Constant, 10 ft.2.Lifting Materials for Assembly: Various
Packets of Material up to 43 lbs., 0-36”, Occasional, 10 ft.
3.Lifting Assembled Galley Cabinet: 42 lbs., 36”, Occasional, 10 ft.
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NIOSH estimates that over 50% of the workforce will suffer from a repetitive motion injury or disorder...
WHY Do it?
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
• One carpal tunnel surgery (direct costs).....$ 29K (direct and indirect) ........$100K
• One back injury (direct) .....................$ 24K(direct and indirect) ..........$100K
• One fraudulent claim (direct) ............$ 20-60K (direct and indirect........................$ 75K
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• 1/3 of CT cases occur in the first year of employment
• 15% occur in the first 3 months of employment (they already had it...)
• You’re paying for their previous employer’s problem
Work Comp Advisor stated...
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PRE-EMPLOYMENTPOST-OFFER
TESTING
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POST-EMPLOYMENT or FIT FOR DUTY
TESTING(of existing workers)
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Functional testing provides employers with objective functional information
that creates accountability for employees and treating medical
providers.
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Post-Injury Programs...
- Provide data on injured workers for objective medical treatment, detection of fraudulent claims, and legal defense.
- Help facilitate safe, early return to work or return to modified duty programs based on objective assessment of functional capability
- Educate injured workers
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FIT FOR DUTY TESTING
INJURED or UNINJURED
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So… what about the “aging workforce?”
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20 40 60Age
PhysicalDemand
Capability
PhysicalDemandOf Job
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Fit For Duty-Uninjured(before claim)
• Those who exhibit OBJECTIVE signs of inability to safely perform their job CAN BE SINGLED OUT
– Unexpected physical signs– Complaints of fellow workers– Persistent absence for vague reasons
• BE CAREFUL!!! DO NOT TERMINATE!!!
• “Not Capable” results must lead to the INTERACTIVE PROCESS to determine what to do next.
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Fit For Duty/Return to Work
• “Injured” workers (by job class)
• Those returning from work or non-work related medical conditions.
• BE CAREFUL!!! DO NOT TERMINATE!!!
• “Not Capable” results must lead to the INTERACTIVE PROCESS.
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Analyze Statistics
• How many “fails” at what value?• Do functionally tested employees mean
safer employees? Do tested employees get hurt, if so…as badly?
• Compare pre-program stats with post-implementation stats....what is the trend?
• What happens if the program is stopped?
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It Works!
A(Hospital)
B(Market)
C(Manufact)
D(Cable TV)
# of tests 191 40 19 56
Costs $11,460 $2,000 $2,850 $8,400
Fails 21 7 3 5
Fail rate 11% 18% 16% 9%
Savings $205,656 $96,589 $33,000 $62,293
Ratio 18 :1 48 :1 12 :1 7 :1
A review of failure rates and projected savings of 4 local and rA review of failure rates and projected savings of 4 local and regional egional employers...employers...
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• Since 1997 $1 Million was spent on functional testing. (big company!)
• $30.00 saved for every $1.00 spent
• Saved $30 Million in Direct and Indirect costs.
Nelson Consulting (a New York auditing firm) recently conducted a Return On Investment Study related to functional testing for a major construction company. They report back to the employer:
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Functional Testing Results can be impressive…
• Injury frequency was reduced from 32.4 to 6.9 per 100 employees from 1999 to 2006
• The cost of risk for the Texas injuries has been reduced from $2.2 million annually to $631,000 annually
• Nationwide due to lower exposure, reduced Letters of Credit by $10.1 Million
Bill McMahon, National Risk Manager for Fleetwood Enterprises reported at the 2007 Annual RIMS conference in New Orleans…
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Injury Frequency
Fleetwood Historical Injury Frequency
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Hiring results without functional testing•Fleetwood initiated FEMA project in October 2005.
•Built 10,500 travel trailers and manufactured homes in response to Hurricane Katrina between October 2005 and January 2006.
•Due to the need to hire people immediately to respond to hurricane relief, facilities did not utilize the functional testing process.
•Frequency increased from 56 for the first 9 months (74 annually)… to 108 in the next 3 months. (432 annually) a 584% increase in injuries without functional testing!
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It has been an amazing turnaround in our work experience. In our Las Vegas, NV office we have seen a reduction in Workers' Compensation losses from over $140,000 per year to less than $4,000 for the 1st year."
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The number of reportable workers' compensation claims was reduced from 112 for the previous year to 64 for our policy year-end June 30, 2003. This is nearly a 50% reduction of reportable injuries in one year. Even better was the reduction in the cost of claims. It went from $874,659 to $220,727, a 75% reduction!
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Functional Capacity-Sincerity of Effort Testing
What is Functional Capacity Evaluation without confidence in the accuracy and
credibility of data?
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“Credibility Crisis in FCEs”
PTs are having a credibility crisis with functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) in the legal community right now. Just ask an attorney whether he or she finds them useful as medical-legal evidence in a workers’compensation hearing or other court proceeding. (Gwen Simons, PT, JD)
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Why SOE?• CA Work Comp Fraud: < 1% or 20%? • Unfortunately, not every claimant is being honest
about their condition• Claimants are not the only ones…
– Employers? (Largest CA WC Fraud Case )– Doctors?– Attorneys?– Adjustors?
• Sincerity of Effort Testing helps keep everyone “on-track” and accountable.
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How Does SOE Effect A FCE(and other medical evaluations) ?
Why Does it Matter?
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FCE needs SOEThe bad news...
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Current FCE Tests for
Sincerity of Effort
1. Coefficients of Variance, 3-Repetition Grips, Bell-shaped Curve, Rapid Exchange Grip
2. Isometric Sincerity of Effort and Strength Tests
3. Visual Estimation by evaluator of Maximal and Submaximal Effort/Strength
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Current FCE Tests for
Sincerity of Effort
Coefficients of Variance, 3-Repetition Grips, Bell-shaped Curve, Rapid Exchange Grip• 1998 literature review showed these as
unreliable and invalid• APTA, AOTA do not endorse use of these in
determining sincerity of effort
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Current FCE Tests for
Sincerity of Effort
Isometric Sincerity of Effort and Strength Tests• Have been used for over 20 years by most FCE
protocols• NO studies that show accuracy in SOE or prediction
of strength• 2010 studies show not accurate in determining
sincerity of effort or safe work ability
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Current FCE Tests for
Sincerity of Effort
Visual Estimation by evaluator of Maximal and Submaximal Effort/Strength• 2011 study showed visual estimation is not able
to determine safe lifting ability or sincere effort
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Scientific Sincerity of Effort Methods1. Multiple repeated measures of hand strength with
distraction net a 99.5% accuracy in distinction between valid and invalid participants
– Evaluates 7 peer-reviewed research based criteria in determining sincerity of effort
– Can accurately calculate combined odds up to 1 in 25 TRILLION!
2. Dynamic Lifting Test with multiple repeated measures (Lever Arm)
– Evaluates 4 scientific criteria of reliability and validity comparing 2 methods of material handling/lifting, NIOSH Dynamic Box Lifting and XRTS™ Lever Arm variable lifting device.
– Uses 3500 year-old science of Class II lever arm with unknown weights compared to standard box lifting
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Legal
1. Knapp v. McKay, Macon County Illinois Case No. 97L25 (finding for defense, zero $$)
2. Illinois Industrial Commission, 05 IL.W.C. 21727, Aug 15, 2011 (finding for plaintiff (applicant) with award)
3. DZEVODA IBRAHIMVOC vs. WAL-MART STORES INC., Iowa Workers’Compensation Commissioner, Jan 17, 2012 (finding for defense, zero $$)
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Measurement of Final Impairments• There are specific, objective, and required methods of
measuring range of motion, functional ability, hand strength, material handling strength for CA w/c cases.
• These are described in AMA Guides, 5th Edition, NIOSH standardized lifting, etc…
• CA physicians are NOT using these objective means of determining functional status.
• You are NOT getting accurate final report- impairment data (PR-4)
• You ARE losing serious $$– Medical, disability, settlement, possible income replacement
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Conclusion1. FET is legal and compliant with Federal ADA/EEOC and CA FEHA
regulations.2. FET is cost-effective with positive cost-benefits ratios3. FET consists of pre-employment, post-injury, fit for duty, and
Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)4. FCE must have valid Sincerity of Effort(SOE) tools to insure
credible data5. There are traditionally accepted FCE/SOE measures that are not
accurate or defensible.6. There are peer-reviewed, published studies that show multiple
repeated measures with distraction ARE accurate in determining SOE and insuring credible, accurate data useful for case management, closure, and costs savings!
7. Most Final Reports/Impairment Ratings are based on inaccurate, improperly gathered data costing $$$
8. For your protection, make sure you are getting Valid, Reliable, Accurate, and Appropriately measured data
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QUESTIONS?
Terry Lawson, PT, CAE
Integrated Injury Management Services, Inc.
In Cooperation with
Memorial Occupational Medicine-Bakersfield
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