Safety, Health and Return-to-Employment

Initiative

October 28, 2004National OSHECCOM Meeting

SHARE at FAA

Reporting: FAA DOT DOL President

Minimum GoalsReduce total case rates 3% /yr.Reduce lost time injuries 3% /yr.

Increase timely OWCP filing 5% /yr.Reduce lost production days 1% /yr.

Background on SHARE Presidential Initiative

FAA Organizational Responsibilities

for SHAREPrevention of Mishaps

AEE – Policy, Program Evaluation, Reporting, Liaison to OSHA, maintain SMIS

LOBs – Implementation (training, safety inspections, report mishaps in SMIS, investigate mishaps, ID & correct hazards, etc.)

Follow-Up to Mishaps AHR – Policy, OWCP Claims processing, liaison to

OWCP, review cases, return-to-work LOBs – Submit claims promptly, contact employees,

review cases, return-to-work (including alternate work)

Direct Costs of Work Injuries ($ millions)

2001 2002 2003 2004

Comp.

86.4 87.8 88.3 86.9

COP 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.9

Total Direct 89.4 90.3 90.2 88.8

Some Indirect Costs

OvertimeSupervisor’s time filing reports, investigating mishaps, contacting employeesAdministrative time processing claimsWorkplace moraleQuality of life for employee and familyAdverse press

Workgroup Process and Issue Paper

AEE-AHR WorkgroupReview by LOB POCsEndorse Action PlanImplement Action PlanTrack SHARE metricsRe-evaluate goals for FY 05 & 06

FY-03 Status on SHARE goals

Reduce total case rates 3% /yr.Met the goal – 7 % reduction

Reduce lost time injuries 3% /yr.Met the goal – 10 % reduction

Increase timely OWCP filing 5% /yrMet the goal – 9.6 % increase

Reduce lost production days 1% /yr.Reported at DOT level, data not complete Through 3rd quarter, did not meet the goal –

15.8 % increase

Action Plan Safety training Workplace

inspections PPE Accountability for

unsafe actions Investigate mishaps Report all mishaps in

SMIS

Complete, accurate claim forms to HR within 3 days

Challenge questionable claims

Medical documentation

Contact employees regularly

Light duty where appropriate

Explore financial and recognition incentives to support safety and OWCP initiatives.

Form a workgroup to study the Agency’s stress-related injuries and illnesses and develop preventive measures.

Explore ways to involve AAM in OWCP case management, and options to adequately resource these efforts.

Other Recommendations

Issues with Using OWCP Data to Measure Goals 1 and 2

OSHA recordkeeping and OWCP case records have different purposes – prevention of injuries and illnesses vs. compensation and rehabilitation when they occur

OWCP Form CA-1 has a box for the supervisor to check if lost time is expected on a case

Sometimes, that is a prediction and is not accurate DOL uses the OWCP data as a default to measure

SHARE performance. DOL will accept OSHA recordkeeping data (Form

3900-6 in SMIS) if we provide complete data. SMIS provides blocks for actual days lost, and is more accurate than OWCP estimates of lost time cases.

Under-Reporting in SMIS(Data for 4th quarter of FY-04 7-1-04 through 9-30-04)

All organizations with 5 or more reported incidents

Organization CA-1 and CA-2

Forms Filed

3900-6 Forms Filed

ATO 406 133

AVR 28 3

ARC 5 0

AHR 5 0

We Need Your Help!

Emphasize to supervisors and managers in your organization:

Report all mishaps in SMIS (Form 3900-6)

Submit OWCP claims to AHR within 3 days of receipt (Forms CA-1 and CA-2)

Implement preventive and follow-up measures in the Action Plan