effectiveness of bwc’s safetygrant$ program. july 1999 – june 2003 results o no claim required...
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July 1999 – June 2003 resultso No claim required to complete an application until
November 2001
o Employers reported OSHA recordable information, turnover, and risk factor scores
o Ergonomic interventions only
o Baseline data: one year for early recipients; two years for later recipients
o Follow-up data: two years
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on risk factor scores
N = 892 applications
41-percent improvement
Time period: July 1999 – June 2003
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on CTD incidence rate
N = 892 applications, Standardized per 100 full-time employees
14-percent improvement
Time period: July 1999 – June 2003
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on lost days due to CTDs
N = 892 applications, Standardized per 100 full-time employees
56-percent improvement
Time period: July 1999 – June 2003
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on restricted days due to CTDs
N = 892 applications, Standardized per 100 full-time employees
42-percent improvement
Time period: July 1999 – June 2003
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on turnover
N = 892 applications, Standardized per 100 full-time employees
62 percent of companies improved in turnover or stayed at 0 percent
Time period: July 1999 – June 2003
Cost benefit information (injury prevention) July 1999 – June 2003o $37,012,176 was spent on the interventions
(including the employer contribution).
o The average amount spent was $41,493.
o The most spent was $565,000. The least spent was $530.
o 3,374 OSHA recordable injuries per year occurred in the baseline period (average 422 days baseline period).
o 2,170 OSHA recordable injuries per year occurred in the follow-up period (two years)
o Average workers’ comp claim cost for year 1999 = $10,610 (National Safety Council)
Cost benefit calculation (injury prevention)o ROI (years) = $ spent / [average claim cost X (# claims
in baseline per year - # claims in follow-up per year
o ROI (years) = $ 37,012,176 / [$10,610 X [(3,901(365/409) – 4,340(365/730)]
o ROI (years) = $37,012,176 / $13,913,238 per year
o ROI = 2.7 years
July 2003 – April 2009 results o A workers’ compensation claim was required to complete an
application.
o All types of safety interventions (no longer exclusively for ergonomics)
o Baseline data: two years
o Follow-up data: 584 days average
• Some of the companies have not completed the program
o Employers are required to report workers’ compensation claims related to the intervention.
o Those employers that have not yet reported any follow-up data are not included in the results.
o Data is from 419 applications reported through April 20, 2009.
Effect of SafetyGrant$ interventions on incidence rate
N = 419 applications
Adjusted per 200,000 hours
56-percent improvement
Time period: July 2003 – April 2009
Cost benefit information (injury prevention) July 2003 – April 2009o $16,460,656 was spent on the interventions
(including the employer contribution).
o The average amount spent was $39,285.
o The most spent was $228,923. The least spent was $509.
o 996 claims per year occurred in the baseline period (two-year reporting).
o 451 claims per year occurred in the follow-up period (with the average reporting being 584 days).
Cost benefit information (injury prevention) July 2003 – April 2009o The medical costs for the two-year period before the intervention
was $8,239,891.o The indemnity costs for the two-year period before the intervention
was $6,283,845.o The total claims costs for the two-year period before the intervention
was $14,523,736.o The medical costs for the 584-day follow-up period after the
intervention was $1,551,875.o The indemnity costs for the 584-day follow-up period after the
intervention was $878,938.o The total claims costs for the 584-day follow-up period after the
intervention was $2,430,813.
Cost benefit calculation (injury prevention)o ROI (years) = $ spent / (claims cost in baseline per year
– claims cost in follow-up per year)
o ROI (years) = $16,460,656 / [$14,523,736(365 days per year/730 reporting days) - $2,430,813(365 days per year/584 reporting days)]
o ROI (years) = $16,460,656 / $ 5,742,609 per year
o ROI = 2.9 years*
* Does not include any future claims costs, so ROI should improve some over time