Food plant supervisors in a test training program who were schooled in how to respond to injured workers cut disability claims by 47 percent and active lost-time claims by 18 percent, according to a new report.
Those findings from the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety followed a study of a supervisor-training program the institute created providing education for both management and supervisors to help improve their reaction to worker injuries.
The program also included suggestions for employee communication and problem solving skills to help get injured employees back to work.
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