STATE OF MO – WORK COMP CERTIFIED

WORK PERFORMANCE Controls Costs for Business & Industry with
On-Site Ergonomics 

Work Performance partners with employers
to provide a healthy, injury free workforce through
On-Site Ergonomics, Injury Prevention and Wellness.

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Employers, private or public, need to protect the investment made in their employees and reduce preventable and unnecessary costs. Work related injuries coupled with the cost of private health insurance premiums can cripple an employer’s bottom line and business viability.  Prevention strategies, employee health & wellness and appropriate management of injuries can minimize the impact of these costs (direct, indirect or hidden) for the employer.
Employers must protect their workforce!

Reduce Unnecessary And Preventable Costs!

On-Site Ergonomics is the answer to a healthier workforce and a healthier bottom line.
On-Site Ergonomics prevents an injury, rather than waiting for an injury to develop.
On-Site Ergonomics creates a climate conducive to cost containment.

IN ADDITION TO OUR ON-SITE SERVICES, WE OFFER TWO CONVENIENT CLINIC  LOCATIONS:

4017 S. Cloverleaf Drive                   1070 Crosswinds Court
St. Peters, MO  63376                       Wentzville, MO  63385
636.928.6114                                     636.332.5700

On-Site Ergonomics is the key to good management, not just good injury management.

Poor work habits or work design lead to:

• worker fatigue
• absenteeism and lost time
• increased turnover, hiring, and training
• poor quality and re-work time and delays
• replacement worker costs
• increased costs and lower profits

On-Site Ergonomics is a strategy designed to improve your bottom line, based on the following principles:

• addressing problems before they develop into an injury or illness
• facilitating individual health and wellness
• referral to proper medical care on a timely basis, when indicated
• making services available directly to the workforce, at the work site

On-Site Ergonomics integrates ergonomics, injury prevention, and employee wellness creating a unique bridge between human resources, safety, and finance.

Industrial therapists work directly with employees to optimize conditions and processes and reduce the risks.  Therapists triage  the worker, the risk  factor or complaint, the situation in which it occurs, and offer solutions.  Solutions include first aid, posture changes, process modification, or exercises to increase mobility or strengthen a weakness in the worker.  The therapist works with both workers and management, as a team, for the best and most cost effective solution.  Therapists refer to a medical professional if employees present with signs or symptoms consistent with specific injury or illness.

On-Site Services = $avings!

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Scientific evidence shows that effective ergonomic interventions:

• lower the physical demands of work tasks
• lower the incidence and severity of musculoskeletal injuries
• reduce injury related costs making ergonomic interventions a useful tool for improving a company’s productivity, product quality, and overall business competitiveness

Ergonomic adjustments are made to improve the fit between the physical nature of work tasks and the capabilities of your workers, or between the office work station and the office worker.

Goals include:

• assisting employees to perform their jobs
• improving level of comfort amongst employees while working
• reducing risks that employees are exposed to
• reducing lost time injuries

The impact of an ergonomics program includes:

• increased productivity
• reduced absenteeism
• reduced  injuries and illnesses
• an improved bottom line

Ergonomic interventions vary,  but generally fall into two categories:  administrative and engineering.  Administrative interventions include such things as organization of work, job rotation, adjustment of work rate and/or scheduling.  Engineering changes include  modification to the work set up, process, or tools.

Ergonomic programs translate into cost savings!

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636.928.6114

The COST of Injury… IS PREVENTABLE!

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average time away from work for a work injury with lost time is 7 days.  This increases to 9 days, when narrowing the scope to just musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).  Lost time can increase to an average of 16 days, with aging workers.
• MSDs account for 29% of all workplace injuries (BLS).
• Robert P. Hartwig, the chief economist at the Insurance Information Institute in New York, puts the average medical cost per claim at $15,300 (June 2008).
• National Safety Council cites the average cost, medical & indemnity per MSD work injury at $17,065 (2005).
   

Work Performance spent 2 years on-site with an aerospace manufacturer and supplier to Boeing.  During that time Work Performance facilitated significant savings for the employer. 

Year 1:  Savings of  $273,040.  Injuries declined 62%, from 26 to 10.  (16 injuries x $17,065)

Year 2:  Savings of  $51,195.   Total injuries remained at 10, but MSDs declined 30% to 7.
(3 injuries x $17,065)
9 potential recordable injuries were avoided in year 2, saving a potential $324,235!                         

On-Site Ergonomics Translates into Cost Savings!

The Return On Investment continues…

Liberty Mutual Report on CFO Survey (2005)

• 95% of CFOs cite ‘increased productivity’ and ‘decreased costs’ as  primary benefits of safety & health.
• 61% of CFOs cite a ROI of  2:1 for each dollar spent on injury prevention.

(www.libertymutualgroup.com  Link from OSHA: Making the Business Case For Safety And Health) http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/businesscase/benefits.html)

American Society of Safety Engineers (2009)

• Workplace injuries cost one-quarter of each dollar of pre-tax corporate profits.
• A safety, health & environmental manager for an environmental services company cites an  8:1 ROI on safety and health programs.
• OSHA’s Office of Regulatory Analysis cites an ROI of 4-6:1 for companies that invest in quality safety and health programs.
• Nine employers participating in Oklahoma’s Safety Pays program reduced workers’ compensation costs from 47% to 97%, and boasted zero lost-time injuries.

(www.asse.org/professionalaffairs/govtaffairs/ngopsi10/php  Link from OSHA: Making the Business Case For Safety And Health   http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/businesscase/benefits.html)

Center for Chemical Process Safety of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2006)
CCPS member companies reported significant direct cost benefits of up to:

• 5% increase in productivity
• 3% reduction in production costs
• 5% reduction in maintenance costs
• 1% reduction in capital budget
• 20% reduction in insurance costs

(The Business Case for Process Safety – 2nd Edition. ISBN 08169-1026X.  CCPE of AIChE.  Link from OSHA: Making the Business Case for Safety and Health  http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/businesscase/benefits.html)

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THERAPY:  Physical, Occupational & Hand

After an injury, therapy is often prescribed by the physician as the first line of recovery. Industrial clinics are specially designed to address the needs of the ‘industrial athlete’. Injured workers are started immediately on restoring their job functions, just as a sports athlete is treated. This speeds recovery and return to work.

Rehab programs are exercise-based and include actual job simulation tasks. This expedites safe & early return to work.

JOB SIMULATION

This is the most important component of an industrial therapy clinic.

The goal is to return each worker to their full time duties, as quickly and as safely as possible. This is accomplished by simulating their jobs in the clinic. Job tasks may be broken down into component parts, but the workers start with job simulations within the first week of therapy. This prevents de-conditioning and keeps their minds on returning to the job. The same equipment is used in the clinic as on the job, whenever possible. The clinic operates as a work environment.

WORK HARDENING

Work Hardening is an intense, daily program that combines injury-specific rehab, endurance conditioning, and job simulations. Injured workers complete their actual job tasks in the clinic, under the supervision of experienced industrial physical & occupational therapists. Each worker’s program is designed for their specific injury and their specific job requirements.

The question of ‘when’ an injured worker is ready to return to work is answered through work hardening. Work hardening is the step between acute therapy and returning to work. When the injured worker’s clinic performance matches the actual job tasks, the worker returns to the physician with the documented evidence of the worker’s functional capabilities.

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION

A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) measures an individual’s total body, functional (or purposeful) abilities. It is designed to be an objective assessment of a person’s total ability to function, including but not limited to, lifting, carrying, climbing, pushing, and pulling. The FCE also measures posture, gait, flexibility, overall strength and grip strength. It is usually employed at the end of rehabilitation to measure a worker’s ability to return to his/her job. The FCE often includes specific job tasks for return-to-work comparison.

TRANSITIONAL DUTY

Transitional duty is a progressive, individualized, on-site rehabilitation program. Workers stay on the job remaining productive and involved with the work place. An industrial therapist works with the employer and employee to plan the work duties that will “transition” the employee from limited duty to regular full time duty.

Transitional Duty keeps injured workers performing meaningful and productive work, within their prescribed restrictions.

Transitional Duty benefits include:

• controls lost time
• prevents replacement and re-training costs
• promotes employee/employer communication
• keeps employees actively involved with the job
• speeds progression to full duty, no restrictions.     

In addition to our on-site services, we offer two convenient clinics in St. Charles County:

4017 S. Cloveleaf Drive                   
St. Peters, MO  63376                         

1070 Crosswinds Court
Wentzville, MO   63385

REHAB & RETURN-TO-WORK QUESTIONS?
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The Work Performance Center helps employers reduce on-the-job injuries and workers’ compensation costs. The Work Performance Center works closely with employers, their physicians and insurance companies to control injuries and insure successful return to work.

Vital information on the injured workers’ abilities and limitations is matched with the actual job requirements. This speeds decision making, contains costs and ultimately improves the employer’s bottom line and competitive advantage.

Communication is the key to successful work injury management and cost containment.

Weekly progress reports contain both standard objective clinical data, as well as the injured worker’s functional status and limitations in regard to actual required job tasks.  This information expedites both medical and return-to-work decision making and planning.

• Therapists are always available for consultation.
• Appointments are made within 24 hours.
• Reports are submitted within 48 hours.

In addition to on-site ergonomics, we offer two convenient St. Charles County locations for your clients:

4017 S. Cloverleaf Drive in St. Peters, MO   63376
&
1070 Crosswinds Court in Wentzville, MO  63385

WORK PERFORMANCE WELCOMES
YOUR QUESTIONS
636.928.6114

Work Performance helps employers reduce on-the-job injuries and workers’ compensation costs by creating a hazard free workplace and maintaining a healthy workforce, through ergonomics and direct therapy to injured workers.  Our medical expertise coupled with our knowledge of postural risks and biomechanics creates a unique set of skills benefiting employers.

The Work Performance Center was founded in 1994 by Suzanne Wagar, PT, MHS, CEAS  and Patricia Carroll, OTR, after developing the industrial rehab center for a local hospital system.  Both therapists have over 20 years of experience in workers’ compensation injury management.

Work Performance has two clinic locations, St. Peters and Wentzville.  Each clinic is staffed with state licensed physical & occupational therapists specializing only in work injury management.  It is this specific experience and knowledge base that benefit both injured workers and employers.

Ergonomic consulting, injury prevention and safety projects are completed on-site at the employer’s facility.

Work Performance is a woman-owned business; employers benefit from compliance to federal guidelines for woman-owned and minority business partners.

Key Personnel

Suzanne Wagar, PT, MHS, CEAS  Co-Founder, President

Patricia Carroll, OTR  Co-Founder, Vice-President

Terri Brugnara, PT  Clinic Manager, Wentzville Clinic

Tamera S. Nanton, OTR, CEAS  On-Site Clinic Therapist

Phyliss Clark    Practice Administrator  

IN ADDITION TO OUR ON-SITE  SERVICES, WE OFFER TWO CONVENIENT, ST. CHARLES COUNTY LOCATIONS:

4017 S. Cloverleaf Drive                       1070 Crosswinds Court
St. Peters, MO  63376                           Wentzville, MO  63385
636.928.6114                                         636.332.5700

PLEASE CONTACT WORK PERFORMANCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES
636.928.6114

ERGONOMIC JOB ANALYSIS
The first step in a comprehensive injury prevention program is the ergonomic job analysis.  An ergonomic job analysis provides measurable job related data.  It defines the exact physical requirements of any given job and identifies risk factors which may lead to injury. All facets of the job are examined and measured.    
                            
Including: 

• Job Tasks - lifting, carrying, weights
• Postures - standing, seated, reaches
• Repetition
• Work Design Area – walkways, heights, tools, surfaces

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ABOUT  OUR ERGONOMIC JOB ANALYSIS 
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and the National Center for Health Statistics, 80% of illness and disease can be prevented:

• 80% of Heart Disease
• 80% of Diabetes
• 70% of Stroke
• 50% of Cancer

 Wellness cannot be ignored!

Illness & injury costs employers:

• higher group health insurance rates
• hiring & training of replacement workers
• decreased productivity  

Wellness & Obesity U.S. Statistics 

• 31% of U.S. population is Obese
• 33% is Overweight
• yearly medical costs for Obese & Overweight employees versus Normal weight employees are $591 and $383, respectively 
  (JOEM 51(2) Feb 2009)

These are preventable costs!

On-site wellness services include employee wellness, job specific fitness, pre-shift stretching, and training programs.

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• Use ergonomics to control preventable & unnecessary costs.

• Use ergonomics to take care of problems before they develop into injuries and time away from work:  in the office, on the line, or in the field.

IMPACT

• Improve productivity of employees:  less distraction, more focus, improved attendance.
• Early referral to appropriate medical professionals on a timely basis, reducing medical costs associated with more advanced injury or illness.
• Improve the health of your workforce; reduce medical costs and replacement costs and ultimately,  premium costs.
• Prevent ‘recordable’ (workers’ comp) injuries.  Detour injuries with appropriate ergonomic or first-aid interventions.
• Contain costs and achieve long term problem resolution and prevention strategies.

Ergonomics addresses any problem which may affect productivity or attendance at work.  On-site ergonomics bridges safety, injury prevention, and employee health & wellness, and finance!

The earlier a problem is identified, the greater the rate for successful resolution.

Ergonomics solves problems.
Ergonomics prevents injury.
Ergonomics saves money.

HOW ON-SITE ERGONOMICS WORKS 

 Therapists come to your work-site to work directly with your employees, addressing any problem, ache or discomfort, or work process.

• Therapists optimize conditions and reduce risks (such as working postures, reaching, work heights).
• Therapists triage the situation:  the worker, the complaint, the situation in which it occurs, and offer solutions.
• Therapists work with workers, supervisors and management, as a team, to insure the best and most cost effective solution.

Therapists will refer to a medical professional if employees present with signs or symptoms consistent with specific injury or illness.

 ON-SITE ERGONOMICS QUESTIONS?
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636.928.6114