Fit for Duty and Transitional Work Challenges in Oil and Gas [413]
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Speakers:
   Cheryl Altizer, Director of Claims Compliance, Comp 1 MCO

Track: Oil, Gas and Mining
Secondary Track: Workers' Compensation
Session Type: Educational Session
Skill Level: Basic

Description:

Have you hired your next worker's compensation claim? Is accommodating modified duty for your injured workers a challenge? In this session, learn how using a structured fit for duty program will decrease the chance of your new hire filing a workers' compensation claim and how using alternatives for modified duty as part of your transitional work program can avoid a lost time workers' compensation claim.



Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the benefits of fit for duty testing; 2. Recall how to develop a fit for duty program; and 3. Explain how to customize a transitional work program with modified duty alternatives.

CEU Hours:  
  IACET: 0.1
  HRCI: 1
  BWC Discount Programs: 1

File & Handouts:
Fit for Duty and Transitional Work Challenges in Oil & Gas







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