# Presentation: 683790

## SHARE

- Safety, Health And Return to Employment Initiative

## Why it matters... 

- 168,174 injuries nationwide
- $2.36 billion dollars in benefits
- 2.1 million Lost Production Days
- Costs
- Hidden costs

## What makes a difference?

**Fewer injuries equal**
- More workers for higher productivity
- Happier employees
- Less money spent on compensation and replacement workers
**Timely filing of claims reduces time off work**
- Faster action by OWCP
- Less claimant frustration
- Earlier medical treatment
**Return-to-work saves**
- Less money spent on compensation
- More workers equal higher productivity
- Employees feel valued

## $$$$

- A 3% reduction in total injuries and in lost time injuries would result in a savings to the government of approximately $41 million in 2004 alone!*
- Millions to be saved in injury compensation costs.
- * Using National Safety Council average costs for 1998, includes direct and indirect costs, excludes property damage.

## SHARE

- Initiative signed by President Bush on 1/9/04
- 3 year initiative FY04 – FY06
- Builds on accomplishments of FW 2000
- Reflects management approach of President’s Management Agenda
- One baseline year for all goals - 2003
- Win-win goals to improve safety and health and reduce injuries and illnesses
- Goals established collaboratively with DOL

## SHARE

**Goal 1**:  Reduce total case rates by at least 3% per year
**Goal 2**:  Reduce lost time case rates by at least 3% per year
**Goal 3**: Increase timely filing of claims by at least 5% per year
**Goal 4**: Reduce lost production days by at least 1% per year.

## SHARE

- OWCP/OSHA and Federal Departments will develop new strategies to:
- Improve safety and health at high injury rate sites
- Assist in improving timely filing of claims through electronic means
- Guide agencies in providing suitable work and tools for injured employees.

## SHARE: Goal 1

- Reduce total case rates by at least
- 3% per year
- Baseline year 2003
- Posted on OSHA Website
- 	_[www.osha.gov](http://www.osha.gov/)_     Choose “F” on alpha site index; the Federal Agency Programs or go directly to _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_

## Total Injury Illness Rates Trends

## Total Case Rates

## Total Case Rates(by major agency)

## Total Case Rate Reductions

- Since 1998 –
- 16 of 17 departments reduced Total Case Rates
- The best “reducers”:
- Department of State – 41.1%
- Housing and Urban Development – 39.5%
- Department of Education – 37.0%
- Department of Health & Human Services – 31.5%
- Department of Labor – 30.1%
- Honorable mention – with change in staffing due to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Treasury – 49.1%
- Department of Justice – 35.4%

## SHARE:  Goal 2

-  Reduce lost time case rates by at least
- 3% per year
- Baseline year 2003
- Posted on OSHA Website
- 	_[www.osha.gov](http://www.osha.gov/)_     Choose “F” on alpha site index; the Federal Agency Programs or go directly to _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_

## Lost Time Case Rates

## Total Lost Time Case Rates(by major agency)

## Lost Time Case Rate Reductions

- Since 1998 –
- _ALL_ departments reduced Lost Time Case Rate
- The best “reducers”:
- Department of Education – 59.4%
- Department of State – 54.8%
- Department of Health & Human Services – 42.7%
- Department of Housing and Urban Development – 36.8%
- Department of Labor – 38.2%
- Honorable mention – with change in staffing due to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice – 39.1%
- Department of the Treasury – 37.4%

## SHARE: Goal 3 

- Increase timely filing of claims by at least 5% per year
- Baseline year 2003
- FY 03      49.6
- For chargeback specific data and individual agency goals go to:
- _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_

## CA-1/CA-2 Timeliness(filed in 14 calendar days)

**CA-1/CA-2 Timeliness****(filed in 14 calendar days)**

## CA-1/CA-2 Timeliness(by major agency)

## SHARE: Goal 4

- Reduce Lost Production Day rates by at least
- 1% per year
- OWCP track LPDs after COP period
- Agencies will track and report LPDs during COP period
- OWCP will combine and post LPD rates per 100 employees on website.

## LPD Arithmetic

- Continuation of Pay days
- +
- Wage loss days paid on _first year cases____________________________________
- Number of employees/100
- = **RATE OF LOST PRODUCTION DAYS**

## New LPD formula

- new methodology gives results for all cases still in their first year of disability payments
- provides greater opportunity for agencies to assist in improved outcomes
- agencies can see results of their efforts more promptly

## Lost Production Days(per 100 employees)

**Lost Production Days****(per 100 employees)**

## Lost Production Days(by major agency)

**Lost Production Days****(by major agency)**

## 	Exceptional Achievements in LPD 		

- Greatest Improvement
- Department of Defense Agencies
**24.3% reduction** in FY04
- LPD down to 38.6
- Greatest Sustained Performance
- Dept. of Air Force
**32.3 LPD **in FY04

## Preparation for SHARE

- Cooperation between Safety and Health and Injury Compensation at National and Regional levels
- Focus Groups at National and Regional level
- Injury Compensation Specialists
- Safety and Health Specialists
- OWCP National Office Team

## Strategies – OSHA

- Encourage Agencies to share best practices through Field Safety and Health Councils.
- Provide training on hazards that are contributing to claims
- Target outreach efforts with high incidence rates.

## Strategies – OSHA

- Clearly define goals
- Post (at least) quarterly statistics to reveal projected progress toward achieving yearly goals.
- Assist agencies in creating a safe work environment – find solutions, not just identify problem areas.

## Strategies – OSHA

- Use OSHA’s webpage for Prevention Strategies and Resource Tools
- _[www.osha.gov](http://www.osha.gov/)_
- 40,000+ pages
- Specialized pages and e-tools to assist in safety and health hazard prevention

##   Strategies – OWCP 

**What’s available**?
- _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_
- Training
- Front-line Supervisors Training
- Return to Work Strategies
- Nurse Intervention
- Injury Compensation Training
- Presentations
- National SHARE presentation
- This presentation!

## Strategies – OWCP	

**What’s available?**
- _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_
- Data
- FY 03 Baseline data
- 3 year history
- Quarterly CA 1/2 timeliness data
- Quarterly LPD
- Quarterly injury and illness statistics
- CA-7 timeliness data
- Agency Goals

## Strategies – OWCP

**What’s available?**
- _[www.dol-esa.gov/share](http://www.dol-esa.gov/share)_
- National and District contacts
- Links to District Webpages
- Calendar of events
- Links to other sites...coming soon

## Strategies – OWCP

- National
- Interagency meetings
- Outreach
- Web updates
- District
- Strategy sessions
- Training
- Data and reports

## Strategies to build on

- District interface
- 	Nurse
-  Rehab
-  QCM focus

## Return-to-Work Results

**9,249**

**16,400**

## Strategies to build on 

- Coordination between Injury Compensation Specialists and Safety & Health Specialists
- Spread the word to line managers and staff
- CA-7 timely submission

## CA-7s submitted within 7 days

**CA-7s submitted within 7 days**
**By All Agencies**

## CA-7 Timeliness 

**CA-7 Timeliness **
**% received from agencies within 7 days **
**FY 2004 Cumulative**

## Strategies to build on

- AQS access for Injury Compensation Specialists
- Case specific data
- Status; accepted condition
- CA-7 tracking; comp data
- Return to Work training
- Lost Time Breakdown Report ... coming soon
- COP
- Post COP
- Long term
- Query tool... coming soon
- Access to images... coming soon

## Strategies to build on

- Employee Express...coming soon
- Claimant access to data
- Does your agency have access?
- E-Access
- Electronic CA-1, 2
- Electronic CA-7...coming soon
- Other data exchange...coming soon

## Safety, Health and Return to Employment 	

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