Ep. 131: Trauma and Safety | How Stored Experiences Show Up in the Workplace
The WorkSAFE Podcast | Workplace Safety Strategies
Release Date: 05/15/2024
Ep. 184: Nurse Case Managers | The Advocates Behind Severe Claims
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MEM Senior On-site Nurse Case Manager Becky Goodyear pulls back the curtain on coordinating care for catastrophic work comp claims, from hospital stays to specialized rehab referrals. She shares real examples of catching treatment gaps and explains why in-house case management speeds up recovery for injured workers and their families.
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Ep. 183: The True Cost of an Injury | Direct vs. Indirect Costs Explained
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MEM Sr. Manager of Claims Operations Shannon Fox breaks down what a workplace injury really costs a business: The claim itself, the indirect costs most employers overlook, and the long-term impact on your e-mod and premium. Plus, a practical checklist for reducing both, from incident investigation to return-to-work planning.
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Ep. 182: E-Mod Insights | An Underwriter's Perspective on the Experience Modifier
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Your e-mod is more than a premium multiplier. It’s a record of how your business handles safety and claims. MEM Underwriting Team Manager Jennifer Loy draws on 18+ years of underwriting to reflect on the habits that define a business’s e-mod – good or bad.
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Ep. 181: Catastrophic Workplace Injuries | How Employers Can Prepare
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When a catastrophic injury occurs, the recovery process involves several phases, multiple providers, and months of coordination. Arm Dynamics Clinical Manager Julian Wells walks employers through the prosthetic rehabilitation continuum and explains why communication – between the carrier, the clinical team, and the injured worker – determines the quality of the outcome.
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Ep. 180: The Agent-Carrier-Employer Partnership | Building the Relationship Behind Your Work Comp Strategy
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Most employers treat workers compensation as a line item. The ones who treat it as a strategy – investing in safety, building working relationships with their agent and carrier – end up with lower e-mods, better claim outcomes, and a team that’s already prepared if an injury occurs. In this episode, MEM's John Mitchell and Richard Ollis of Ollis/Akers/Arney Insurance & Business Advisors share what that partnership looks like in practice.
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Ep. 179: Electrical Safety | Practical Steps for Every Employer
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Electrical safety isn’t just a concern for electricians. ESFI Executive Director Jennifer LeFevre and Program Director Daniel Majano break down the top 7 causes of workplace electrical fatalities, who is at risk, and the practical steps every employer can take (regardless of industry) to prevent serious injuries.
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Ep. 178: Low Claim Counts | Victory or Warning Sign?
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A low claim count can mean your safety program is working – or it can mean employees don’t feel safe enough to speak up. Brad Minor, MEM Senior Safety and Risk Consultant, breaks down the real cost of delayed and unreported injuries, why well-intentioned incentive programs backfire, and the steps employers can take to create a safety culture where reporting is the norm.
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Ep. 177: Safety Metrics | How to Measure Your Program's Success
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Most employers measure safety outcomes. Fewer measure the efforts that produce them. Tim Wilson, Sr. Manager of Safety and Risk Services at MEM, breaks down how to build a safety measurement system that goes beyond incident rates to evaluate leading KPIs, ROI, and a successful safety culture.
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Ep. 176: Safety Training That Sticks | Why Microlearning Works
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Most safety training is easy to forget – because it’s designed to be delivered, not retained. In this episode, Mark Woodward, Director of Training and Safety Manager at Sellenriek Construction, shares how microlearning turns workplace training into a tool that actually changes behavior, builds consistency, and shows up in safety outcomes over time.
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Ep. 175: Safety vs. Production | Why the Tradeoff is a Myth
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When deadlines tighten, safety is often the first thing that slips. But the cost of that tradeoff adds up. Sean Galloway, CEO of ProAct Safety, shares how leaders unintentionally undermine safety culture, why the absence of injuries isn’t the right success metric, and what practical steps actually move businesses toward safer, more productive operations.
info_outlineTrauma is a term we hear used more often today than ever before. It can lead to a ripple effect, impacting everything from a person's ability to make decisions to how they handle stress. What qualifies as trauma? And how to employers prevent it from leading to distraction and an uptick in injuries on the job? Learn what these stored experiences mean for our minds, bodies - and our safety - with Kelly Campbell, certified trauma-informed leadership coach, author, and keynote speaker.