Wholesale Trade Case Study | RJF Risk Management Agencies

Wholesale Trade

With RJF’s Help, Workers’ Compensation Losses Dropped From $275,069 to $18,526 in Four Years

Our Client

An $80 million dollar wholesale trade and distribution company employing a diverse workforce of approximately 140 people.

RJF's Results

Driver Training Program Implementation
Forklift training and Safety Program
Drug Testing Program
Claims Review
Light Duty Return-to-Work program

Details:

Our Client’s Dilemma
The client had two areas of difficulty:

Workers’ compensation losses of $275,069
Managing a fleet of 40-50 delivery trucks worth $80,000-$100,000 each

RJF’s Near-Term Solutions
RJF conducted an analysis of the company’s workers’ compensation loss history. The analysis indicated a need for employee training and education to help the client reduce repetitive motion injuries. In addition, RJF developed a strong driver safety program and a DOT compliance strategy to reduce the company’s over-the-road risk exposures, including:

Driver training program for material handling, loading, driving and vehicle inspection
Forklift training and safety program
Drug testing program for pre-employment and post-accident
Claims review
Light Duty Return-to-Work program

Within four years, RJF managed to:

Reduce their workers’ compensation losses from $152,997 to $31,138
Reduce the number of claims
Reduce the cost of losses
Improve worker safety and quality

The bottom line results? RJF reduced their workers’ compensation losses from $275,069 to $18,526.

RJF’s Continuing Service
The RJF team RJF has several continuing programs that we monitor or administer including Toolbox Talks, a program designed to communicate safety to the employees and provide a question and answer format for additional training. We also manage a Workplace Hazardous Materials program for employee training in the handling and labeling of hazardous materials and the distribution of safety data sheets. In addition, we help the firm administer their Light Duty/Return to Work policy by identifying jobs that can be managed by workers with restrictions and help the company get injured workers back on line quickly.

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