26 - Early Injury Intervention, Disrupting the Paradigm of Health and Safety – An Employer’s Perspective "CASE STUDY"
(Room 24C)
09 Sep 19
2:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Traditional occupational health programs have long provided reactionary care for the injured worker. The increase in prevention and early intervention programs using athletic trainers embedded in the workforce has dramatically improved injury and severity rates, as well as decreased workers’ compensation costs for industry. In this session, you’ll learn how the world’s largest grower and processor of almonds shifted its model of care from a reactive occupational health program that uses nurses to a proactive model – reversing high injury rates and reducing associated costs while improving the health and morale of its workforce.