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County updates employee-safety language in handbook to pursue insurer cost-containment certification
Summary
Garfield County revised its employee safety policy language in the personnel handbook to clarify supervisory and employee responsibilities and to align with criteria for a workers’-compensation cost-containment certification from its insurer.
Garfield County on Jan. 20 approved updated safety-policy language for the county employee handbook to clarify shared responsibilities for safety, reporting and return-to-work procedures. The change is part of a broader effort to qualify for a workers’-compensation cost-containment certification with the county’s insurer, which requires documented programs in six areas: policy, safety coordinator/committee, rules, training, designated medical providers and written claims management.
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