Does it work?? The most critical factor in selecting a prevention program is TRACK RECORD !!

NO-LOST-TIME CLIENT OUTCOMES:

FOOD MFG O, Georgia: Before program=228 CTD lost days to CTD. After program=66 lost days, 72% decrease.
FOOD MFG B, Maine: Lost days to CTD was 338 days before program; 137 days after program. Lost time claims down 48%. Lost days down 60%. Reportables reduced 67%. Annual review classes led to lost time reduced 75%.
FOOD MFG V, Pennsylvania: Year before program 944 lost days. Year after program 272 lost days, 71% decrease.
FOOD MFG U, Missouri: IMPACC program led to a 54% decrease in lost days to CTD and back injury.
FOOD PROCESSOR T, Mi; After 1991 program, 75% decrease in recordables for three years.
CANDY MFG W. Pennsylvania: Serious claims problems before program. 60% decrease in lost time a year later.

ELECTRIC EQUIP G, Maine: 757 lost days year before program; 9 days year after program, 98% reduction
ELECTRONICS G, NH: Year before program 67 lost days to CTD. After program 28 lost days, 60% decrease.
MICROCIRCUITS A, Maine: Before program 3 claims per month, affecting 30% of workers. After program 30 months of no claims. Productivity increased from 85% of standard to 102% of standard.
ELECTRONICS E, Maine: Year before program 590 CTD lost days. Year after 75 lost days, a 89% decrease.
ELECTRONICS K, NH: 616 lost days year before program; 32 lost days year after program; 95% decrease.
ELECTRONICS R, Michigan; IMPACC led to a 96% decrease in lost time.
ELECTRONICS H, Tennessee: 247 lost days for CTD before program; 20 year after 92% reduction. Also 65% decrease in lost time CTD incident rate. Productivity improved; valuable workplace cultural changes.

SHOE MFG N, Maine: Year before program 1499 MSD lost days. During program 392 lost days. Year after 16 lost days. 98% decrease.
SHOE MFG B, Maine: Had nine months of no lost time, 50% decrease for the year after IMPACC's program.
SHOE MFG W, Mi; The year after IMPACC program had 90% decrease in injury severity rate.
SHOE MFG S, Maine: Had a 50% decrease in CTD claims, with an increase in productivity after IMPACC.
SHOE MFG F, Maine: Before program 462 lost days. During program 94 lost days. After program 47 lost days. Review program Two years after program = 9 lost days. 97% decrease.
SHOE MFG D, Maine: Facility M = 201 lost days before program; 24 lost days after program. 88% decrease.
...Facility D = 1677 lost days before program; 319 year after program. 81% decrease.
...Facility S = 298 lost days before program; 1 lost day year after program. 99% decrease.
...Company-wide = 82% decrease in lost days in year after program. Also: 9.3% increase in productivity.

FURNITURE MFG E, Vermont: After Back Program = 47% decrease in back lost days
FURNITURE MFG, Michigan: 300 employees went four years with no lost time MSD claims after program.
FURNITURE MFG T., Michigan: IMPACC program led to our lowest medical costs in 25 years.

WOOD PRODUCTS H, Maine: Claims down from 7 to I; restricted days down from 195 to 14, a 92% decrease.
GOVT OFFICES VA, Maine: CTD incident rate 3.0% before program; 0.3% after program. 90% decrease.
CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. L, Maine: musculoskeletal injury costs reduced 80% after program
PUBLIC UTILITY B, Maine: Before program back injuries 40% of claims. After program back injury 17% of claims.
HOSPITAL S, Illinois: Claims reduced 50%; Lost time reduced 75% since IMPACC.
HOSPITAL S, Virginia: back injury costs before IMPACC $36,407; year after $3,693... a 91% decrease
YACHT BUILDER, Michigan: Worker Comp bill was $500,000... year after IMPACC bill $50,000 90 percent decrease
BRUSH MFG F, New Hampshire: 556 CTD lost days prior to program; 56 days after program, 91% decrease.
AUDIOTAPE MFG O, Maine: Program led to 75% decrease in lost days to CTD. Attitudes much improved.
PUMP MFG W, Maine: Had serious CTD and back claims problem. After IMPACC no claims for eight months.
LEATHER TANNERY P, Maine: CTD costs in worse dept. were $ 330,000. After program $ 9,000 a 97 percent decrease
TEXTILE MFG G, Maine: Year before program 269 lost days to back injury. Year after 66 days, 75% reduction.
PAPER MFG S, Kansas: Year before program had 191 lost days. Year after had 45 lost days, a 73% decrease.
AMMUNITION MFG, Kansas: CTD illness rate 8.35 before program. After program rate 2.32, a 72% decrease.
CONSTRUCTION B, Maine: Year before program back lost days = 468. Year after = 73 days 85% decrease.
MEDICAL SUPPLY S, Maine: Worker Compensation costs for CTD reduced 91% after program.
GOVT OFFICES VA, Maine: CTD incident rate 3.0% before program; 0.3% after program..
CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. L, Maine: musculoskeletal injury costs reduced 80% after program
FOUNDRY C, Mi; 1992 Worker Comp costs $382,000 after IMPACC, 1993 costs $41,00089% decrease.
HYDRAULICS MFG, Kansas; Lost days down for 142 to 71, 50% reduction; Restricted duty days down from 903 to 16,
PACKAGING PRINTING, Illinois: packaging printing plant of 275 employees saw a 75% reduction in claims.

How do we get such ambitious numbers? Several critical reasons: We go beyond ergonomics to examine worker risk behaviors. We teach workers they have responsibility to properly use and take care of the working body. We do not train workers without first training their supervisors. We teach employers how to reduce the cost of claims with specific claims response tactics. We use sit-stand tactics, task rotation tactics, and some very unique stretching tactics. We address MSDs not as repetitive motion injuries but as sustained posture disorders. We consider tendinitis and carpal tunnel to be commonly aggravated by neck issues rather than exclusively wrist issues. We address back problems not as lifting injuries but as the result of bending and many other risks beyond lifting. We show employers how to succeed with light duty strategies to achieve NO LOST TIME