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• Safety, Health And Return to Employment Initiative

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Why it matters

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

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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

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• 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.

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• Initiative signed by President Bush on 1/9/04
• 3 year initiative FY04 FY06
• Builds on accomplishments of FW 2000
• Reflects management approach of Presidents
  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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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SHARE Goal 1

• Reduce total case rates by at least
• 3 per year
• Baseline year 2003
• Posted on OSHA Website
• www.osha.gov Choose F on alpha site index
  the Federal Agency Programs or go directly to
  www.dol-esa.gov/share

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Total Injury Illness Rates Trends
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Total Case Rates
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Total Case Rates(by major agency)
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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

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SHARE Goal 2

• Reduce lost time case rates by at least
• 3 per year
• Baseline year 2003
• Posted on OSHA Website
• www.osha.gov Choose F on alpha site index
  the Federal Agency Programs or go directly to
  www.dol-esa.gov/share

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

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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

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CA-1/CA-2 Timeliness(filed in 14 calendar days)
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CA-1/CA-2 Timeliness(by major agency)
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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.

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LPD Arithmetic

• Continuation of Pay days
• Wage loss days paid on first year
  cases_________________________________
• Number of employees/100
• RATE OF LOST PRODUCTION DAYS

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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

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Lost Production Days(per 100 employees)
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Lost Production Days(by major agency)
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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Strategies OSHA

• Use OSHAs webpage for Prevention Strategies and
  Resource Tools
• www.osha.gov
• 40,000 pages
• Specialized pages and e-tools to assist in safety
  and health hazard prevention

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Strategies OWCP

• Whats available?
• 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!

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Strategies OWCP

• Whats available?
• 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

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Strategies OWCP

• Whats available?
• www.dol-esa.gov/share
• National and District contacts
• Links to District Webpages
• Calendar of events
• Links to other sitescoming soon

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Strategies OWCP

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

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Strategies to build on

• District interface
• Nurse
• Rehab
• QCM focus

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Return-to-Work Results
16,400
9,249
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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

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CA-7s submitted within 7 days By All Agencies
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CA-7 Timeliness received from agencies within
7 days FY 2004 Cumulative
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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

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Strategies to build on

• Employee Expresscoming soon
• Claimant access to data
• Does your agency have access?
• E-Access
• Electronic CA-1, 2
• Electronic CA-7coming soon
• Other data exchangecoming soon

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