About the Program Safety Works for Wisconsin is a partnership involving dozens of partners among business trade groups, organized labor, and several government agencies. It was inspired by the Worker's Compensation Advisory Council, which launched a special Study Commission on Safety. The following is a sample of the letter sent to employers with the worst lost time injury rates in their three digit industry SIC code. Your company's injury rate is 5 to 15 times higher than for comparable Wisconsin employers for 1996 and 1997. Experts agree that this huge disparity in injury rates for employers in the same industry is often due largely to training and management issues that are easily addressed with low cost safety measures.
Safety makes good business sense, and can generate big dollar savings.
Injuries at work are bad for business. The damage to muscle and bone is only one cost. For years safety experts have shown that the business costs of accidents far exceed the premium cost for worker's compensation insurance. Studies show that lost time injuries cause expensive delays, mistakes, and rework. In today's tight labor market you suffer increased personnel and supervisory costs when replacing injured and permanently disabled workers.