2580.1     STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM 
(New 6/90)

The State Workers' Compensation and Safety Program in the Department of Personnel Administration is responsible for the management of the State Employee Workers' Compensation Program.  In addition to the consulting and information services the Program provides to State agencies, the State Workers' Compensation and Safety Program has the authority and responsibility for conducting State agency reviews of Workers' Compensation and Safety programs to ensure compliance with memoranda of understanding (MOUs), workers' compensation and occupational health and safety laws and rules.

During an on-site review the following areas are surveyed: safety committee, environmental surveys, injury prevention policies, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness training, State Fund communications, claims management, and return-to work policies and procedures.