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Supervisor Training Cuts Disability Claims: Study

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 n

By Staff Writer | Updated on March 06, 2006

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.

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