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On-site injury prevention: Beyond the treatment room – Australian Mining

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According to the latest update from SafeWork Australia, body stressing injuries topped the list as the most common injury resulting in a claim (36 per cent).

Taking a proactive and preventative approach to musculoskeletal injuries on-site is proven to affect the duration of an injury, while also reducing the risk of it going to claim.

This is great not only for employees, as they remain productive and at work, but also for the business.

The World Health Organisation (2008) has clearly identified the workplace as an important area of action for health promotion and disease prevention, according to Comcare, Effective Health & Wellbeing Programs.

What should you look for in an onsite health provider?

An onsite healthcare provider is more than just the person who comes to youfor injury treatment. A qualified and experienced allied health professional will partner with you, fully integrating with your workplace.

With a focus on injury prevention and management, an onsite health provider will:

Learn more about Work Healthy Australias approach to on-site healthcare here.

A physical presence onsite, dedicated treatment or rehabilitation space and key stakeholder engagement are key to a successful onsite program. But the proactive and preventative elements of an onsite system of care will be informed by the valuable treatment data and health insights that are gathered along the way.

Data example: Body region by length of service

In this example you can see that the top three body regions being treated are shoulder, lower back and neck.

Data Source: Work Healthy Australia

If we look closer, we can see that 85 per cent of these injuries have occurred in workers who have been with the business for under three years.

Data Source: Work Healthy Australia

Why is it important that an onsite health provider records this information?

A skilled onsite provider will be able to use and interpret treatment data to help you improve your processes, programs and ultimately help you reduce your risk of injuries in the workplace.

The example given above could form the basis for your approach to your induction program, a targeted strengthening and exercise program, or it may even inform your pre-employment medical process.

Work health and safety improvements are best achieved when health and safety is supported by the organisations culture and embedded in its procedures and processes, SafeWork Australia stated in the Australian Work Health & Safety Strategy (20122022).

Everyone wins with an onsite program

Engaging workers is key to maintaining a healthy and productive workplace. When a successful onsite system of care is implemented, workers can:

By utilising specialist onsite services to develop an effective system of care, businesses can experience positive change in the health and safety of their workplace.

Onsite care, including the integration of onsite treatment, provides:

If youd like to find out more about implementing an onsite system of care in your workplace, contact the team Work Healthy Australia.

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On-site injury prevention: Beyond the treatment room - Australian Mining

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