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October 2007 >>
Organizational
Health Inc. has been selected to be the third party case
administrator of the Rapid Site Access Program (RSAP) for the Alberta
Construction Labour Association.
What is the RSAP Program?
It is a proposed alternative to
construction site access testing for alcohol or drugs. Across Canada,
stakeholders within the construction industry are strongly committed to
establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, free from
risks associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs. As part of
this commitment, there has been an increased focus within Alberta
Construction Industry on site access testing.
With this focus
in mind, the Rapid Site Access Program (RSAP) has been developed by
key industry stakeholders as an integral component of an overall
approach to safety and loss management. RSAP is a new and innovative
voluntary program that is intended to be an alternative to site
access testing. Managed by third party case administration, RSAP
helps to ensure compliance, expedites the dispatch process and,
ultimately, improves safety performance. It is designed to support
and supplement the Canadian Model for Providing a Safe Workplace (the
Canadian Model).
RSAP is an
alternative to site access testing. It is a voluntary program, not
imposed by owners or contractors, whereby workers enter into an agreement
with a third party case administration before ever entering a work
site
Organizational
Health Inc provides the comprehensive professional third party case
administration for the effective delivery of education, compliance
and if necessary, accommodation strategies. Investment in professional
treatment, education, follow-up and after-care frameworks support
affected workers in maintaining compliance with the Canadian Model
and if necessary recovering from an addiction and or dependency to
alcohol or other drugs.
If you have any questions regarding the RSAP program you can
contact the Construction Labour Association of Alberta or
Organizational Health Inc.
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Unique partnership
saves LTD dollars
A unique partnership between Canadian Office
and Professional Employees Union Local 378, the British Columbia Life
& Casualty Company and Organizational Health Limited to manage
long term disability cases is reaping rewards for both employees who
are returning to work faster, and the union?s LTD program, which is
seeing significant cost reductions.
By Sheryl Smolkin
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A unique partnership between
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378, the
British Columbia Life & Casualty Company and Organizational
Health Limited to manage long term disability cases is reaping
rewards for both employees who are returning to work faster, and
the union’s LTD program, which is seeing significant cost
reductions.
“We survey our members as
to their experience with the program and 89% are satisfied,”
said COPE Local 378's LTD plan administrator Jim Moynham, speaking
at the recent International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans'
Canadian National Conference in Chicago.
“Generally speaking, folks
that have been in the program are very happy to get back to work in
a timely way. Being off work and not being sure what the future
holds can be pretty frightening."
Rehabilitation and third
party costs have gone down by 17.2% compared to what the union had
been spending with their previous insurance carrier, who managed
the entire rehab program, Moynham said.
“Using the standard
burden of disability cost, which is based on a value for a day of
work missed, and counting the days when individuals return to work,
we calculate that we are getting a return of about $5 for every $1
we are spending," he added.
"From our perspective
the program is clearly successful. We brought together three groups
with a common goal to provide the very best services for our
members."
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Reporting
and Systems
Organizational Health
proudly utilizes our own custom designed and developed web
application. In use since January 2004, the application is entitled
OHasis (Organizational Health activity support and information
system) and is based on .NET technology. It enables realtime recording and
reporting of Illness/Injury, EFAP and/or Consulting information, both
internally and to our clients (where applicable).
Accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, OHasis is secured by 128 bit encryption,
usernames, passwords and secure backup. Where required, we are able
to customize OHasis to meet the specific needs of our clients.
The
functionality, data integrity and reporting ability of OHasis has
been so successful, Organizational Health has accommodated requests
from Companies to lease the application for their in-house use.
For further
information regarding OHasis, please contact Organizational Health @
780 944 0321.
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