Past webinars

Preventing strains and sprains

Learn what constitutes a strain or sprain injury, how these injuries typically occur, how to identify workplace risk factors, ways to improve and eliminate those risk factors, and legal aspects to a strain or sprain injury, including how to reduce the risk of litigation of a claim.

Webinar clips:

• Understanding strain and sprain injuries
• Strain and sprain injury effect on work comp claims
• Identifying ergonomic risk factors in the workplace
• Implementing solutions for workplace risk factors
• Legal aspects to a strain and sprain injury

Hear about the causes of workplace violence, the subsequent injuries that can occur, the claims process, and how employers can help prevent violence and injuries in the workplace.

Webinar clips:

• Workplace violence and de-escalation introduction
• Incorporating de-escalation into your workplace safety program
• Handling workplace violence claims
• Legal aspects of a workplace violence injury

Learn why driving is one of the most dangerous work activities, types of driving-related injuries, the claims process including investigations, how to prevent driving incidents and establish a safe driving program, and the legal consequences of driving-related injuries for the employer and employee.

Webinar clips:

• Driving data
• Work comp claims process following a driving incident
• Managing safe driving at work
• Legal consequences of a motor vehicle accident

Learn how good hiring practices can protect employers, ways to attract quality applicants, interviewing tips and tools, safety training as part of the onboarding process, how to handle performance issues, and claim outcomes including real-life examples from our experts.

Webinar clips:

• The dos and don’ts of hiring
• New hire safety training
• Addressing performance issues
• Claim outcomes related to poor hiring practices

Learn workers’ compensation claims basics, including a breakdown of the lifecycle of a claim, types of injuries and benefits, how to report an injury, and how claims impact an organization’s future premium.

Webinar clips:

• Reporting injuries and return to work
• Lifecycle of a work comp claim
• Covered injuries & benefits for work comp claims
• What is an e-mod?

Learn the reasons why an injured employee may seek litigation for a work comp claim, what the litigation process entails, how litigation impacts everyone involved, and best practices before, during and after litigation.

Webinar clips:

• Why avoiding litigation matters
• Why litigation happens
• Common causes of litigated disputes
• Litigation process
• Strategies before, during and after litigation

Learn how to establish and maintain a return to work program, the benefits of getting an employee back to their pre-injury job, the return to work process, the impact of employer actions, and implications when employees don’t return to work.

Webinar clips:

• History of workers’ compensation
• Importance of returning an employee to work
• Return to work process
• Financial implications of not returning to work

Learn the basics of a good safety program, including leadership’s role in preventing injuries, how to assess past injuries, identify hazards, communicate to staff, implement safety training, and engage staff in safety.

Webinar clips:

• Why loss prevention is important
• Leadership’s role in safety and loss prevention
• How to perform assessments and determine controls
• Training methods for your safety and loss prevention program
• Communication techniques for your safety and loss prevention program

Learn why winter slip and fall prevention is important, see examples of hazards that cause injuries, discover best practices to identify hazards and investigate the cause, and learn how to implement changes to avoid future injuries.

Webinar clips:

• Why winter slips and falls prevention is important
• How to identify winter slips and falls hazards and investigate their cause
• How to implement winter slips and falls safety action items