Employee Newsletters

Safety in the Office

Think you don’t need to be concerned about accidents because you work in the safe surrounds of an office? Think again! Accidents can happen anywhere.
Watch Your Back. Carrying a stack of heavy files is no different than lifting a box in a warehouse. If you must bend over to pick up a load, remember to bend your knees and lift with your legs while holding the object close to your body. Turn your body when carrying any object by shifting your feet in the new direction rather that twisting at the waist. Avoid lifting when reaching and avoid lifting heavy objects above your shoulders. If an item is too heavy or awkward to move safely by you alone, ask for help.
Position Yourself for Success. If you sit most of the day at a desk, be sure to maintain proper sitting posture. Position your computer screen at eye level. Adjust the height of your chair to allow your knees to be slightly higher than your hips to keep the proper curvature of your spine. A phone book under your feet may help. Change positions frequently to minimize fatigue.
Don’t Drop Your Drawers. If the bottom drawers of a filing cabinet are empty or contain lightweight material the cabinet may be top heavy. Make sure when you open the top drawer the filing cabinet doesn’t tip forward. Never leave a drawer open where someone could accidentally walk into one of its sharp corners.
Don’t Point. Always put pens, pencils and scissors point down in your pencil cup (or away from you in your drawer), to avoid accidental punctures.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Date: 5/23/09

To: All Tower Select Insurance Company; BARRINGTON STAFFING SERVICES
Employees

From: Kathy Oliver

Re: Workers' Compensation Medical Provider Network: WellComp MPN

California Law requires your employer to provide and pay for medical treatment if you are injured at work. Your employer is pleased to provide this medical care through a Medical Provider Network approved by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation. A Medical Provider Network (MPN) is a group of healthcare providers used by your employer to treat employees injured on the job.

Your employer has chosen the WellComp MPN to provide medical care for work related injuries and illnesses. The effective date of the MPN is 6/1/09. You may access MPN information through your claims administrator York Insurance Services Group.

All treatment for work related injury and illness on or after the effective date will be under this MPN. However, you may treat with your personal physician instead of with an MPN physician if you have properly notified your employer prior to your injury or illness of the pre-designation of your personal physician

If at the time of implementation of this MPN you already have an injury or illness and your physician is or becomes a participating physician in the MPN, you are automatically covered under the MPN unless your physician was pre-designated. In some instances your treatment may or may not be transferred into the MPN. Please refer to the transfer of care policy for details.

Available from your branch office, if you have not received by mail, is the WellComp Medical Provider Network pamphlet which provides information about the MPN and describes your rights in choosing medical care for your work related injuries or illness. Please contact us if you need this pamphlet.

This pamphlet was recently updated, you may access the most recent version of the WellComp Medical Provider Network pamphlet, the MPN Employee Handbook, the Transfer of Care Policy, or the Continuity of Care Policy, from the WellComp website: www.wellcomp.net or by contacting WellComp Patient Services Department by telephone at 800-544-8150. For additional information about the MPN, please contact the WellComp Patient Services Department.