Regional SchoolComp Workshops

1/15/2019

Meet your 2-hour requirement for safety training*, hear the latest on OASBO & OSBA’s SchoolComp program, WC and UC updates & more at the Regional SchoolComp Safety Workshops.

The workshops are free and open to all school districts, regardless of which Worker’s Compensation Group or Program you participate in, brought to you by the OASBO & OSBA SchoolComp program, administered by CompManagement. Workshop times: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (Registration begins at 8 am and a continental breakfast is provided.)

Regional Workshops
March 11, SW Region - Hilton Garden Inn Dayton South/Austin Landing

March 12, NW Region - Hilton Garden Inn Findlay

March 13, NE Region - NEOMED Great Hall, Rootstown

March 14, SE Region - Ohio University Inn & Conference Center

March 18, CE Region - OASBO, Columbus

 

AGENDA

 

8:30 – 8:40 am
Welcome and Introductions

8:40 – 9:25 am
Avoiding “it” - Safety and Injury Prevention    
The best solution to workplace injuries, don’t have employees. The discussion will revolve around the preventative measures and the resources available to create a safer workplace, to avoid “it”.  Hiring the right people, proper training and creating a safe environment all help to reduce and prevent workplace injuries.  
Kacy Beauman, Project Manager – CompManagement
Tony Sharrock, Client Services Manager – CompManagement

9:25 – 10:10 am

Containing “it”- Cost Containment, Managed Care
When “it” happens, it is critically important to effectively manage the medical treatments and your return to work options.   We will focus on cost containment strategies such as the crucial components of communication, treatment negotiation, return to work strategies, and evaluating your network of preferred providers.  
Lance Watkins, VP Client Services – CompManagement Health Systems, Inc.

10:10 – 10:25 am
Break 

10:25 – 11:10 pm
Defending against “it”- Claim Defense Resources
There are many directions a workers’ compensation claim can go  when your employee alleges a workplace injury, identifying “it” early can help get the claim back onto a positive track.  This presentation will highlight the resources available when defending a claim.
Kacy Beauman, Project Manager – CompManagement
Tony Sharrock, Client Services Manager – CompManagement

11:10 – 12:05 pm
“It” too - Unemployment Compensation 
Unfortunately, there are plenty of valid unemployment claims and equally unfortunate, there are also plenty of invalid unemployment claims.   We will address the Unemployment Claims management and hearing process, best practices and timely reasonable assurance delivery. 
Ken Weber, Account Development Manager – Sedgwick Claims Management Services 

12:05 – 12:30 pm
Questions, Adjournment

*(BWC's rules require any public employer who is either "Group Experience Rated or "Group Retrospective Rated" to complete a two-hour training IF they had a WC claim, medical only or loss time, within the 15-month “green period”. This requirement must be satisfied during the program year of participation. For the 2019 program, the “green period” is January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.  If a district is not participating in either Group program for 2019, by BWC rules they do not have this requirement, but may attend).