Editor's Note: This article has been contributed by Kevin Ring, director of community growth for the Institute of WorkComp Professionals.
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how the term “older worker” is being redefined in today's workplace, as well as costs associated with typical injuries sustained on the job and how injury prevention should be a crucial component of the hiring process.
Now let's focus on injury reporting and what employees must know before they suffer an injury, including whom they should contact when they get hurt. Immediate injury reporting is a key to keeping injury costs as low as possible. Studies have shown that the costs of an injury go up when there is a delay in reporting. Make it your policy that any employee injury is reported before the end of the shift.
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