June 12, 2020 What to Expect if an Employee is Injured on the Job

A review of how to handle an injury on the job in a professional manner.

Unfortunately, as you run a business, your employees may face injuries as they work. Even if your employees work in an office, they could still injure themselves while on the job, so you need to prepare for these moments. Due to this, you should keep in mind that the points below could occur, so ensure that you handle the situation correctly and professionally.

Paid Leave and Compensation

Remember that you may need to provide your employee with paid leave as he or she recovers from the injury. This applies to jobs that offer salary-based payment and hourly rate jobs in certain circumstances. Make sure to check the situation to help you determine if you need, or if you should, give your employee paid leave for the work-related injury.

Also, keep in mind that you may need to pay your employee compensation based on the situation. You should also note that it’s not uncommon for employees injured on the job to work with an injury attorney in pursuit of fair compensation. Due to this, make sure that you prepare legally or to provide compensation for your employee.

OSHA Inspection

The Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) exists to ensure that all employees receive fair conditions and treatment when it comes to physical well-being. If an employee injury occurs at your business, then OSHA will most likely visit it to check the conditions and safety situation.

Don’t panic during this: remember that accidents and injuries happen, despite your best efforts, so don’t assume the worst. This way, when they visit, you can explain the situation, allow them to see your business and verify that you provide safe work conditions. Just make sure to listen to them so that you can keep the process smooth for everyone involved.

Insurance Rates

Businesses with hazardous work environments need adequate business insurance. Due to this, your insurance rates may increase after a work accident occurs. While this may cause you some worry financially, you need to keep it in mind since insurance rates naturally increase when accidents occur.

Despite this, you should inform your insurance company about the accident as soon as possible. Companies don’t want to get hit with surprises like this, so you should contact them to give them a fair warning. This will help you to maintain a positive relationship with your insurance company.

Safety Regulation Changes

Your business needs to constantly adjust and change its safety regulations to help everyone avoid injuries. After an employee faces a workplace injury, you should immediately meet with your business leaders to see how you can improve safety. This way, your business can avoid similar injuries in the future.

While this process isn’t necessary for your business, you should expect to go through with it so that you can improve your business’ safety regulations. After all, if more injuries occur, then it will cost your business more money. Due to this, you should take the time to change your safety regulations so that you can further protect employees and your company.

Conclusion

Remember that employee injuries are serious situations that you should never take lightly. While you should strive to maintain the safety of your employees, you need to prepare for the consequences afterward. Review these points to help your business strive to improve its safety for employees while handling the situation professionally.

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