1
(No Transcript)
2
 
Workplace injuries are at least a 50 Billion
dollar problem in Australia. Work Safe
Australia
3

• near ZERO - Master Documentation
• The unique and patented near ZERO - Injury
  Prevention and Injury Management System lowers
  the risk of injury in a work place, and the
  subsequent costs of any rehabilitation.
• Hence the overall costs to the Employer (and
  Insurer) are tightly managed and contained.

4

• The main aim of near ZERO is simply to enable
  workers to be able to sustain their employment
  tasks.
• If an injury does occur, then a system is already
  in place to manage that situation.

5

• It is a system that is refined to
• Incorporate existing Health and Safety Programs.
• Focus directly on the individual worker.
• Look at ability against the inherent requirements
  of jobs.

6

• Roles to be played
•  
• In a successfully working near ZERO system, the
• three key roles are well defined
• The near Zero Workplace Co-ordinator (internal)
• The near Zero Project Consultant (external)
• The near Zero Technical Advisor (human movement
  expertise)

7

• In a near ZERO System all Jobs
• Have been assessed for risks to a workers body.
• A functional (screening) test for every job has
  been designed.
• Every workers body is assessed against their
  jobs demands.

8

• Each worker for their job will have
• A unique Risk Profile describing their physical
  capacity.
• Risk Points assigned for areas of concern based
  on their screening test.
• The opportunity to lower their Total Risk Points
  by improving their physical profile.

9

• Using the unique near ZERO points system
• all workers are assigned an overall category of
  risk
•   Lower risk of injury
•   Medium risk of injury
•   Higher risk of injury
•   Remediation required
•   Conditional ( new applicants )

10

• For Effective Management
• The near ZERO Management Database stores the
  results.
• The Risk Rating is communicated to workers.
• Workers are given assistance to improve their
  rating.

11

• Targeted Interventions
•  
• Three types of risk lowering interventions are
  delivered
• Global, identified needs for a whole group of
  workers.
• Sub Groups, of workers with common needs.
• Individual, their needs are specifically known.

12

• Injury Management
•  
• Minor injury can quite often be dealt with
  effectively by the near ZERO Technical advisor.
• Major injury may be the time when external Case
  Management or other services are required.

13

• External Rehabilitation
• The near Zero Project Consultant has access to
  an Expert Rehabilitation Panel drawn from number
  of disciplines and able to work nationally.
• The Project Consultant may assist the near Zero
  Workplace Co-ordinator, to ensure consistency in
  all rehabilitation delivery.

14

• Maintaining the System
•  
• Once the system is in place (Installation
  Phase), the systems integrity must be maintained
  (Maintenance Phase).
• The Audit and Training Processes are by this
  time automatically in place.

15

• A final but most important question -
•  
• Who are the winners in this process?

16

• The Employer Saves
• Down time - lowered by not having to change
  work tasks
• Retraining time - reduced by not losing good
  workers
• Recruitment time - lessened by not having to
  replace workers
• Management time - lower injury rate requires
  less management
• Productivity - increases due to less labour
  changes
• Premiums - reduced by quantifying and lowering
  risk

17

• The worker - Their livelihoods are more protected
  as they know their bodys strengths and
  limitations, and how to safely perform their
  specific work tasks.
• Any union - The duty of care of their members
  increases.

18

• Any Insurer - has very accurate information,
  including the unique near ZERO risk points
  system, giving more control on all costs.
• Any Medical Provider has their job made easier as
  they can be given access to workers Risk
  Profiles and workplace Task Descriptions.

19

• In Summary
• The Employer has the most cost effective way of
• deploying the best workers for specific tasks.
• Bottom Line Profitability Improved

20

• Cost Benefit
•  
• typically 6 to 10 times outlay
• Dependent on level of internal expertise near
  ZERO builds on existing internal capacity
• Australian Dollars