EMPOWERING URGENT ACTION! SYMPTOM ALERT REPORTING
Objective:
Upon knowledge of First Symptom, implement interventions to prevent progression to injury.
Empower:
Individual employee ALERTs supervisor regarding first symptom who initiates the company safety training protocol. This includes applicable internal communications and urgent referral to safety training professionals.
Interventions:
Referral to ABILITYusa and applicable CERTIFIED PREFERRED PROVIDER where the following occurs:
- Depending on issue and company agreements with ABILITYusa, either see employee at:
- Employment site, or at
- Provider clinic.
- Assess symptom.
- Review job and duties, particularly those related to symptom.
- Implement customized Stretch and Release movements related to the symptom and the persons general overall musculoskeletal activities and needs.
- Provide corrective training for proper body mechanics and safe work practices specific to the job and other life activities the individual participates in.
- Provide palliative interventions, where applicable, such as Deep Tissue Laser, a highly effective thermal care intervention which decreases discomfort and inflammation.
- Communicate after each visit with Employer safety personnel regarding needed actions to remain injury free.
- Corrections to work practices;
- Corrections re: equipment use or work station set-up;
- Time for Stretch and Release movements program, (typically 2-3 minutes, 2-3 times per day );
- Other palliative actions, as applicable.
- Train the trainers to observe, train and monitor corrected safe work practices and follow-through with specific prevention strategies implemented.
