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What responsibilities does an employer have in relation to injury management?
Injury management plans focus on early intervention.
As an employer you must:
- notify your insurer within 48 hours of becoming aware of any workplace injury;
- cooperate and participate in the establishment of an injury management plan for an injured worker;
- if a Category 1 employer, you must nominate one of your staff as the return-to-work coordinator and provide training for that person. The return-to-work coordinator is responsible for preparing the return-to-work plan in consultation with the injured worker's treating doctor, the workplace supervisor, and the injured worker;
- if you are a small business proprietor, you will usually assume the role of the return-to-work coordinator.
Note: If the return-to-work coordinator is unable to develop the return-to-work plan, they should engage the services of a rehabilitation provider.