A controlled case study of supervisor training to optimise
response to injury in the food processing industry |At a glance:
|A skills training sessions for supervisors in a meat packing
plant significantly reduced new injuries and disability | in the
following months. |A condition or function that leaves a person
unable to do tasks that most other people can do.| Supervisors
were taught how to communicate with workers about workplace
injury and safety and to modify work duties to accommodate
injury. |This study looked at the effect supervisor training had
on reducing workplace injuries and getting people back to work.
Supervisors had two 2-hour sessions of training that included
understanding back pain and treatment, communicating better with
workers and learning to solve problems. This in turn helped
supervisors to better understand injured workers and their pain,
assist workers in getting back to work and adjust work practices
to prevent injuries. Encouraging your workplace to provide
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