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What responsibilities does an employer have in relation to injury management?
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Injury management plans focus on early intervention. As an employer you must:
- notify your insurer within forty eight (48) hours of becoming aware of any workplace injury that seems to be a significant injury ie is likely to result in the worker being partially or totally incapacitated for work (or a combination of both) for more than seven (7) days. (If the injury does not seem to be a significant injury, you must notify your insurer within seven (7) days of becoming aware of the injury;
- co-operate and participate in the establishment of an injury management plan for an injured worker;
- if a Category 1 employer, you must nominate one of your staff as the Rehabilitation Coordinator and provide training for that person. The Rehabilitation Coordinator is responsible for preparing the return-to-work plan in consultation with the injured worker's treating doctor, the workplace supervisor, and the injured worker;
- if you are a small business proprietor, you will usually assume the role of the rehabilitation coordinator;
NOTE:
If the Rehabilitation Coordinator is unable to develop the Return to Work Plan, he/she should engage the services of a Rehabilitation Provider.
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