Workplace injuries cost money. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recently reported that work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the back, neck and upper extremities account for $15-20 billion in workers' compensation costs annually. Employers can improve productivity and profitability with injury prevention services.

At Fairview's Injury Prevention Services our goals are specific:

• To enhance or create effective workplace ergonomics programs
  through employer-focused consultative services. 
• To decrease costs associated with employee work-related injuries
  through workplace assessment, education and training. 
• To support employee well-being and performance by reducing the incidence
  and severity of work-related injuries.

Our injury prevention team partners with area employers to identify and evaluate workplace injury risks. We provide cost-effective solutions to improve work environments by controlling or reducing identified risk factors. Our services are tailored to meet your needs.

Services we provide

• Job Site Consultation and Analysis
  We identify workplace injury risk factors using work site tours; video observation; employee and employer interviews; work task, workstation and process analysis; and safety and injury record analysis. Recommendations may include work-station and equipment modifications or relocation, change in work process, or ergonomic-focused injury prevention and safety education for employees and management.
• Injured or Disabled Worker Accommodation
  Our staff evaluates the physical job requirements and recommends reasonable accommodations for employees returning to work while recovering from injury or for hiring a person with disabilities.
• Training and Education
  Classes for employees and management include individual/group training and education on such subjects as: hazard identification; principles and methods of injury prevention; workstation planning, design and modification; and Train-the-Trainer programs for continuity in ongoing injury prevention efforts.
• Pre-Placement Assessments
  We assist in matching employees to the physical job requirements.

Contact information
Contact Barbara Baum, M.S., P.T., injury prevention consultant, 612-672-4929, or injuryprevention@fairview.org.

Fairview Health Services
Injury Prevention Services
2450 Riverside Ave. South, F524
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-672-4929
fax: 612-273-6111

See also:
Fairview Lakes Health Services JobCare
Institute for Occupational Rehabilitation