Establish alternate duty work options with the employee. Administration should educate their employees on the importance of reporting the injury to the supervisor as soon as possible. Administration should make sure that all employees understand their benefits, especially disability benefits. Medical Timely response to the employee s injury is critical. The injured employee should have full attention from appropriate medical professionals and have the availability of full treatment potential.
Teamwork is also critical during the initial procedure of injury management.
The medical team approach involves professionals such as Occupational and Physical Therapists, Nurses and Physicians who have worked with work related injuries. Though the medical team is a critical component, the format of the team is one of industry and medicine working together. It is important that one central report combining the medical evaluation and treatment recommendations of all professionals be distributed to all involved parties.