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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Hiding Injuries Rewards Companies Star investigation reveals job safety numbers are under-reported, cutting employer cost A Toronto Star has recently investigated the number of under-reported workplace injuries. а Recently the government has put out a full fledged effort to promote workplace safety, however, workplaces are hiding workplaces injuries that they can be rewarded. Toronto Star reporter Andrew Bailey analyzed about 650 000 worker injuries and illnesses between 2000 and 2007. The investigation has found that since 2000, organizations have reported thousands of employees as being seriously injured, but not having missed work. а Some of the tactics organizations use to hide workplace injuries are pressuring/bribing workers not to report major injuries at all, paying the wounded full salary to do degrading make-work jobs, or lying to make injuries look less serious. а Organizations do this because the fast the organization gets an injured worker back to work, or back from тАЬloss timeтАЭ, the lower the insurance premium is. When organizations shorten loss time or avoid reporting altogether it can lead to a rebate cheque from the WSIB. а Here is a summary of the about 3 000 examples of serious injuries being reported as resulting in zero тАЬdays lostтАЭ: Fracture тАУ 905 Intracranial injuries тАУ 323 Crushing injuries тАУ 220 Dislocations тАУ 205 Concussions тАУ 163 Fingertip amputations тАУ 34 Asbestosis тАУ 14 Third-degree heat burns тАУ 6 Silicosis тАУ respiratory disease Heart failure тАУ 1 Blood poisoning тАУ 1 Miscarriage тАУ 1а The star also interviewed two workers who have personally experienced their employers asking them to hide their injury or disability.а Read more here а Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-10-07 11:02:27 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged health and safety, worker injuries, disability, miscarriage: · [Performance management should involve an evaluation of employee engagement] · [Construction industry has highest number of traumatic brain injuries in US workplace] · [Workers at nail salons may be at higher risk of harmful exposure to toxins] · [Daylight Saving can be hazardous to your health] · [Rationalisation measures are the main cause of poor work environment] · [Sleep disturbances show clear association with work disability] · [Recap: Mental health and the workplace, the value proposition] · [Ontario unleashes OHS enforcement blitz] · [Younger People Have More Workplace Injuries] · [Work Zone Safety Tips] · [Supportive workplace key to mental health] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! 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