Minimising the risk of injury

Employers will find it helpful to clearly identify the risk of injury within their business and within their industry to effectively reduce the incidence of workplace injury. By knowing where and how injury may occur, you can implement preventative measures to reduce the risk of injury in your workplace injury. Providing a safe workplace is the easiest way for you to reduce your claims cost, and hence your premium.

Who can give advice on injury prevention?

WorkCover Queensland can assist you with the management of your premium and claims costs, and with the rehabilitation and return to work of your injured workers. Identifying and managing risk in the workplace is the role of business and industry.

There are a number of people who can give you risk management advice about reducing injuries in your workplace including:

• Workplace Health and Safety
• the industry association that represents your business and industry sector
• risk management consultants, which can be found under a number of headings within the yellow pages (including occupational health and safety and risk management).

How do I choose a risk management consultant?

The best person to advise you on the risk of injury within your business is someone who is familiar with your industry and the type of business you operate. Often your industry association is aware of individuals or companies with this type of specialist expertise.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland runs industry-based seminars on injury prevention that may be beneficial for the people in your business to attend.

WorkCover Queensland can forecast your premium and help you identify if you have an increasing claim experience trend. If this is the case, you may benefit from the advice of a qualified risk management consultant.