Issue 2 - 13 May 1998

By Halina Oswald Manager,
WorkCover/Rehabilitation Coordinator,
Personnel Services

WorkCover: an overview

Personnel Services has developed a comprehensive strategy to help keep all Monash staff up to date and informed about the administration and management of WorkCover.

The strategy is a key initiative of Personnel Services' role in administering WorkCover claims and the Occupational Rehabilitation Program.

Key features of the plan are:

• policy and procedures for managing and administering WorkCover claims;
• return to work procedures for injured workers;
• employer/employee obligations;
• a communications strategy to ensure that Monash managers/supervisors and all staff are well informed of their responsibilities/ obligations and entitlements under the Accident Compensation Act (WorkCover).

The information is available on-line for Monash staff via the Personnel Services home page.

Claims procedures

Any staff member who suffers an accident/ incident at the workplace resulting in an injury/illness must wherever possible lodge a WorkCover claim as soon as practicable with their supervisor/manager and support the claim with relevant medical certificates.

The supervisor/manager must immediately forward this claim together with supporting medical certificates to the Manager, WorkCover/Rehabilitation Coordinator, Personnel Services.

Return to Work (RTW)

Personnel Services is responsible for ensuring the university's Occupational Rehabilitation Program is adhered to by:

• initiating and maintaining contact with injured staff;
• liaising with claimants, their supervisors/ managers, the university's insurer and the claimants' treating doctors in relation to RTW to ensure suitable duties are provided;
• coordinating and overseeing the completion of RTW plans;
• intervening at the workplace to enable staff to remain in the workplace, or return to the workplace as soon as practicable and in accordance with medical advice after a workplace accident or injury;
• monitoring and reviewing staff on RTW plans to ensure recovery and return to pre-injury duties and hours.

More information

To assist supervisors/managers to know and understand their responsibilities and obligations under the WorkCover Act, Personnel Services is presenting a module at the workshop entitled 'Leading a work team', organised by the Performance Development & Training Branch and starting on 22 May 1998. Monash supervisors/managers are encouraged to participate.

Contacts

Staff to contact for advice, information and/or assistance on any WorkCover-related matters are based in Personnel Services, Monash Science and Technology Park, 710 Blackburn Road, Clayton.

The contacts are:

• Halina Oswald
  Manager, WorkCover/Rehabilitation Coordinator
  Telephone extn: 56854
  Fax extn: 55909
  Email: halina.oswald@adm
• Vikki McKean
  WorkCover Officer (Mon, Wed, Thur)
  Telephone extn: 55908
  Email:vikki.mckean@adm
• Sue Beckett
  WorkCover Officer (Mon -- Wed)
  Telephone extn: 56045
  Email: susan.beckett@adm

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