
The onus for providing a safe workplace falls with the employer. When an injury occurs, there can be a great deal of damage done in terms of workplace relations, reputation and even legal fees. One of an employer's greatest defences in the event of a legal claim is being able to demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to prevent the injury from occurring in the first place. Have you?
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Listed below are the costs just one workplace injury can create:
Insured costs
post injury medical follow-up
disability, lost time (workers' compensation).
Uninsured costs
wages paid for lost time
wages paid other than compensation
overtime costs for other staff
supervisor's time
decreased output of worker on return
cost of training new or replacement worker
administrative time
time spent on accident investigations
emergency supplies.
Organisational losses
impact on morale
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