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Administrators and non-management staff have vastly different yet equally important jobs in complying
with workers’ compensation claims. One source state “the most important role the employer plays is to
know what these roles and responsibilities are and to assign them appropriately” (Workers Comp
Resource Center, 2025). The administrator’s tasks include incident management, this entails ensuring
the employee involved receives medical attention immediately, and document the event accurately. The
administrators roll also includes reporting the incident though the proper channels, investigating the
incident to find how the incident occurred and identify any workplace hazards, and ensuring the
healthcare facility is in compliance with all laws and regulations required by workers compensation. The
non-management staff role in a workers compensation incident includes providing aid to the injured
worker and alerting supervisor of the incident, reporting the incident in a honest swift manner, and
cooperate with any and all investigations and questions they may be asked. The administrator must at
minimal provide aid to the worker, report the incident to the company’s insurance and workers
compensation board, investigate the incident and ensure compliance. While the non-management staff
must as minimally provide aid, report the incident and comply with the investigations needs. The
workers compensation plan can be mitigated by providing frequent safety trainings. One source states
“employees who understand safety can identify risks so they can protect themselves and others.
Following best practices for safe behaviors, routines, and maintenance of the workplace drastically
increases the safety level of safety for everyone involved” (Alloy, 2025). The plan can also be improved
by ensuring there is open communication and a clear reporting procedure.

Alloy. (2025). Lower Your Workers' Comp Premium. Retrieved from
https://www.alloyemployer.com/blog/lower-your-workers-comp-premium-by-doing-this-one-thing-
first#:~:text=Frequent%20Safety%20Training. %20Employees%20who%20understand%20safety, safety
%20level%20of%20safety%20for%20everyone% 20involved.

Workers Comp Resource Center. (2025). Management Roles and Responsibilities In A Workers
Compensation Program. Retrieved from https://reduceyourworkerscomp.com/management-roles-and-
responsibilities-in-a-workers-compensation-program/

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