The Statewide Safety Initiative began in 1987. The Risk Management Division was designated the lead agency to implement a safety management system. This system would control state government´s workers´ compensation costs by improving safety, reducing injuries and minimizing disability among state employees. See Executive Order No. 88-08, Workplace Health and Safety (pdf).
Risk Management Roles in the Safety Initiative:
Financing state government´s workers´ compensation insurance.
Administering the insurance contract with SAIF, the State´s insurer.
Designing and administering a system of safety management.
Consulting with agency executives and managers to implement safety management systems.
Integrating safety systems with other government operating systems.
Aligning the goals and expectations of the safety system with those of the government administration.
Communicating expectations, feedback on performance and recognition of results.
Risk Management Values in the Safety Initiative:
Strategic Approach
Sustainable Programs
Measurable Outcomes
Long Term Investment
Value Added Involvement
Issues of Public Policy and Governance
Risk Management Tools for the Safety Initiative:
Allocation (doc) methodology as a loss control tool (Loss Sensitive Risk Charges)
Loss Management Training (agency staff development in basic workers´ compensation and injured worker management)
RisKeyNotes (newsletter), RisKeys (guidelines), SafetyRisk-Insider (e-mail list service)
