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The Effectiveness of Insurer-Supported Safety and Health Engineering Controls in Reducing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Costs
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Sep 15 2014
Source: Am J Ind Med. 2014; 57(12):1398-1412. -
Alternative Title:Am J Ind Med
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Description:Background
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a program in which a workers’ compensation (WC) insurer provided matching funds to insured employers to implement safety/health engineering controls.
Methods
Pre- and post-intervention WC metrics were compiled for the employees designated as affected by the interventions within 468 employers for interventions occurring from 2003 to 2009. Poisson, two-part, and linear regression models with repeated measures were used to evaluate differences in pre- and post-data, controlling for time trends independent of the interventions.
Results
For affected employees, total WC claim frequency rates (both medical-only and lost-time claims) decreased 66%, lost-time WC claim frequency rates decreased 78%, WC paid cost per employee decreased 81%, and WC geometric mean paid claim cost decreased 30% post-intervention. Reductions varied by employer size, specific industry, and intervention type.
Conclusions
The insurer-supported safety/health engineering control program was effective in reducing WC claims and costs for affected employees.
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Pubmed ID:25223846
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4504420
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