The focus of this program is on high-risk occupational injuries with a goal of reducing their occurrence. Injury prevention information is presented on the medical, financial, and social consequences of traumatic occupational injury. In addition, expert speakers from the University of Michigan present on prevention topics related to common occupational injuries. SiteSafe is a comprehensive educational program. Identifying risky behavior, changing behaviors, and self-responsibility are stressed.
Prevention reduces the incidence of injury and is extremely cost efficient for society.
Decreasing the number of injury events reduces the cost of lost workdays, disability, and workers compensation and health insurance premiums. Successful injury prevention programs rely on involved individuals committed to safety education. The health care professionals involved in SiteSafe, supported by the University of Michigan, have distinguished themselves through special training, an ongoing commitment to providing the most current information, and sufficient clinical experience to provide injury prevention education. We recognize that injuries can be predicted and prevented. Along with the changing environment in health care today, the most effective approach to reducing health care cost is to prevent illness and injuries.